Anti-whaling group dubs ship Steve Irwin

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Mercury News/Associated Press

Anti-whaling group dubs ship Steve Irwin
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 12/05/2007 05:27:25 AM PST


MELBOURNE, Australia—A conservation group that has vowed to disrupt Japan's annual whale hunt launched its Antarctic campaign Wednesday by renaming one of its ships after "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, the late environmental campaigner.

The U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says it will use whatever means necessary to block Japan from harvesting up to 50 humpbacks, 935 minkes and 50 fin whales in Antarctic waters as part of an oceanic research program that critics decry as commercial whaling in disguise.

Irwin's widow, Terri, threw her support behind the mission by giving Sea Shepherd permission to rename one of its two flagship vessels after her husband, the TV wildlife program host who died from a stingray attack off Australia's Great Barrier Reef in September 2006.

"Whales have always been in Steve's heart, and in 2006 he was investigating the possibility of joining the Sea Shepherd on part of its journey to defend these beautiful animals," Terri Irwin said in a statement.



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[bunkerbuster1]

1. Eat that, Freepers!

You've just lost every kid who's watched and idolized Steve Irwin to "Eviro-fascism!"
All part of our evil plan to make them gay and Communist! Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[EV_Ares]

2. Judi, thanks for posting this. I was wondering how things were going

in this matter.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Fantastic. Sea Shepherd is one of the best groups around!!!

I think it is a wonderful idea to give tribute to Steve Irwin in that way.

[xchrom]

4. oh this will irk conservatives no end. nt

[happygoluckytoyou]

5. IN A RELATED STORY---> SHIP ATTACKED BY GIANT STINGRAY

[Tarc]

10. This was one of those times

where something that sounded funny in your head didn't exactly translate to funny in real life.

Show some class, please.

[CrispyQ]

6. Nice!!

We miss you, Steve!

[Barrett808]

7. rec'd

[galileo3000]

8. All the best to the Irwin family.

We miss you Steve. Bless your family especially this time a year.

[flvegan]

9. Sea Shepherd press release

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071205_1.html

Click the link below to donate to Sea Shepherd and support their fine work:

http://www.seashepherd.org/donate.html

[sakabatou]

11. Yay

:)