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Paul Watson, Captain Paul Watson Foundation

Duncan — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:08 +0000

Captain Paul Watson–a major figure for decades in the realm of animal rights, he founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977—describes what he sees as the initial events that led to his ouster from his own organization. Watson recalls being told that his reputation was a liability to the reimagined mission of Sea Shepherd, […]

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Jason M. Colby, author of “Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean’s Greatest Predator”

Duncan — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:00:15 +0000

Jason M. Colby—an environmental and international historian, and professor, at the University of Victoria and author, most recently of “Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean’s Greatest Predator”—recounts the impetus for writing the new book, acknowledging that “Orca” was hardly telegraphed by his academic fields, or his previous book. Colby does note […]

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Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Duncan — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:00:16 +0000

Captain Paul Watson—the founder, president, and executive director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the marine conservation organization he launched in 1977, and whose profile rose dramatically in the wake of the Animal Planet series “Whale Wars”—discusses his recent period of exile in France, and the international legal troubles that led to it. Watson explains these […]

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Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now!

Duncan — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:00:46 +0000

Barbara Trask Lovett—the president of Save Nosey Now! (SNN), an organization that helped a high-profile, long-suffering circus elephant (Nosey) win freedom from the neglectful, exploitative treatment of her owner…and seeks to educate the public about the plight of captive elephants, and pursue elephant-related litigation, legislation, protests, and other measures designed to improve their lives—recounts a […]

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Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, also known from television’s “Whale Wars.”

Duncan — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:00:25 +0000

Captain Paul Watson–the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a co-founder of Greenpeace, and the reluctant star of the reality TV series “Whale Wars”–discusses how he and his mostly-volunteer Sea Shepherd colleagues recently made international news by halting the Japanese whale hunt, mid-season, in the Southern Ocean. This includes addressing the tactics […]

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Captain Paul Watson–environmental hero

Duncan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:00:48 +0000

Captain Paul Watson–a co-founder of Greenpeace who went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977, 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 environmental heroes of the 20th century–discusses a bit of the […]

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Captain Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace

libby — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:30:49 +0000

Captain Paul Watson, a co-founder of Greenpeace who went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society–and whose lifelong activism as a defender of all creatures of the sea has been recogized globally (for instance, Time magazine in 2000 named him one of the environmental heroes of the 20th century)–discusses the annual seal hunt in […]

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Captain Paul Watson–legendary figure in the animal world

libby — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:00:27 +0000

Captain Paul Watson, a veteran activist and truly legendary figure in the animal world–he was a co-founder of Greenpeace, and went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society; in 2000, Time magazine named him one of the environmental heroes of the 20th Century–discusses how his animal activism began when he was 9, some of […]

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