"Whaling Wars'" Watson on "Talking Animals"

Talking Animals Dec 03 2008 6:30AM

Our guest on "Talking Animals," December 3, at 11:30am will be CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON, a co-founder of Greenpeace (drummed out for being too controversial & aggressive, he and that organization maintain an often-pointed lack of mutual admiration society), who went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

His lifelong activism as a defender of all creatures of the sea has been recognized globally--for instance, Time magazine in 2000 named him one of the environomental heroes of the 20th century.

He and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society are at the center of "Whale Wars," a reality series currently airing on Animal Planet that focuses on the efforts of Watson and his mostly volunteer crew (aboard their ship, the Steve Irwin) to thwart Japanese whaling ships in the Antarctic seas.

Captain Watson will join us live on Dec. 3, at 11:30am--from the Steve Irwin, as they embark on a new expedition to stop Japanese whalers--and you're invited to join the conversation by calling 813-239-9663 or e-mailing DJ@wmnf.org.

http://www.seashepherd.org/ http://www.talkinganimals.net/