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Whale Wars - General Information
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Status: Pending
Premiere: November 07, 2008
Classification: Documentary | Reality-TV
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | Educational
Network: Animal Planet (USA)
Airs: Fridays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Season 6 -- Unknown/TBA
Season 5 -- 8 Episodes -- Jun 1, 2012 to Jul 20, 2012 -- Completed
5x00 -- Jun 01, 2012 -- Battle Scars (Highlights of the last four seasons)
5x01 -- Jun 01, 2012 -- Setting the Trap
5x02 -- Jun 08, 2012 -- Games of Chance
5x03 -- Jun 15, 2012 -- Dead in the Water
5x04 -- Jun 22, 2012 -- Into the Belly of the Beast
5x05 -- Jun 29, 2012 -- Crossing the Line
5x06 -- Jul 06, 2012 -- Never Say Die
5x07 -- Jul 13, 2012 -- Counterstrike
5x08 -- Jul 20, 2012 -- Target Acquired
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About the show
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Whale Wars: It's not about whales. It's about 42 crazy die-hards with a mission. Follow the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ongoing struggle to end Japanese whaling
In 2007, Paul Watson persuaded the Discovery Channel to make a reality show about the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's campaign against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary off the coast of Antarctica. The Japanese claim that their whaling is legally research, which Sea Shepherd and others contend is a cover for banned commercial whaling. Sea Shepherd has been both criticized and praised for tactics of direct action sabotage which include throwing stink bombs of butyric acid as well as ramming, boarding, and otherwise attempting to disable the Japanese vessels.
The program premiered on November 7, 2008, on the Animal Planet cable channel and follows events on the vessel Steve Irwin as the group attempts to deter the hunting of Minke, Humpback and Fin whales in the Southern Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and North Atlantic . The show came at a time when Animal Planet was being rebranded to attract broader audiences and compete with non-animal-centric programming.
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Date of last review or update: July 21, 2012
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