Whale Wars (2008)

Genre

documentary film, reality television

Country

United States

Length

7 seasons, 54 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd crew as they try to stop Japanese whaling ships in Antarctica. It shows their confrontations on the open ocean between the conservationists and the whalers.

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What happens

Whale Wars was a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and the crew aboard their various vessels attempted to stop the killing of whales by Japanese vessels (whalers) off the coast of Antarctica. The show sparked significant controversy, with critics accusing Sea Shepherd of eco-terrorism, while supporters argued their direct-action tactics were necessary to expose illegal whaling activities under the guise of scientific research. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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