Case Study - Whale Defense Campaigns (Primary)

SEA SHEPHERD CASE STUDY
ANTARCTIC WHALE DEFENSE CAMPAIGNS
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ScienceGeography+44-6 Grade6th,7th Grade

This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 5 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 20 min

Introduction

This Case Study connects with our Lesson Plans: Whaling. It focuses on our whale defense campaigns to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

Items in this lesson

SEA SHEPHERD CASE STUDY
ANTARCTIC WHALE DEFENSE CAMPAIGNS

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Operation Zero Tolerance 2012-13
Efforts to refuel the factory whaling ship blocked.

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Slide 3 - Video

Why block refueling?
Attempting to illegally refuel within the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

Stopping refueling stopped them continuing to hunt whales.


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Sea Shepherd vessels rammed, tried to flood the Bob Barkers engine room with water cannon and threw concussion grenades at Sea Shepherd crew.

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932 whales saved during Operation Zero Tolerance.

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Operation Relentless 2013-14
Japanese harpoon ships try to disable Sea Shepherd vessels by towing steel cables.

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Slide 8 - Video

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784 whales saved during Operation Relentless.

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Slide 11 - Video

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Operation Nemesis
Japanese whalers had government help - accessing military satellites to track Sea Shepherd vessels.

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Why would refueling be banned within the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary?

Slide 14 - Open question

www.seashepherdglobal.org

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