Monday, May 21, 2007

The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Anchorage, Alaska




Well, while some of us are trying to do something to help the population of whales, some are doing exactly the opposite...
In the next 10 days, the eyes of the world will be in Anchorage, Alaska, where the International Whaling Commission is holding its annual meeting.
While pressure from Japan has built up to overturn the whaling ban, a recent poll in certain Carebean islands showed that the majority of the people from the very countries whose governments have voted in the past in favor of Japan´s agenda, do not really support the overturn of the whaling ban and they also think that their governments should have not voted to do so. As the article says, so much for democracy!
This is a link to a video part of the campaign launched by the US to help counterbalance for Japan's pressure to overturn the whaling ban.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NVORDMUtkk&mode=related&search=

I certainly hope that the madness and cruelty of the whaling years does not come back to haunt us.
You know, whales and dolphins have live on this planet for millions of years without causing significantly alterations to it.

We humans have been here for only a few thousands of years and we have killed 'till their extinction, hundreds or maybe thousands of species already.
We have even managed to start a climate change that may threaten or very own existence.
If we can't save the whales, we may not be able to save ourselves.
http://www.discoverpacifictours.com

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