Weekly Enviromental Fact - The Godzilla that protects whales!

Yeah... THAT Godzilla

In honor of Nigel Marven’s recent 50th birthday we’re now going to have a Weekly Environmental Fact to go along with our Weekly Dino Facts. It’s important to spread the word about what is really happening on planet earth and how some of the beautiful species of plants and animals that inhabit it are endangered. The only way to help save them is to spread awareness and get more people to join the fight to protect these creatures and save the planet.
Our first post comes by way of Webosaurs very own Flyboy. He brought this interesting topic to my attention and now I’m going to share it with you all. The Sea Shepard Conservation Society recently launched their new 115 foot vessel “Gojira” (Godzilla in Japanese), to help combat Japanese whaling vessels that are heading to the antarctic for the beginning of whaling season. Whaling is illegal internationally, but Japanese whaling vessels have long used a loophole by saying that their vessels are harpooning the whales for research, but still selling the whale meat commercially back in Japan. Godzilla will basically attempt to run interference and sabotage the whalers plans. They will essentially attempt to locate the whaling vessels and stop them from harpooning whales, because Godzilla is so much faster than the whaling vessels it will enable them to avoid attacks by the whaling ships, as things sometimes get nasty out on the high seas. Let’s hope for the success of Godzilla and an end to commercial whaling. What do you think about this cause? What other environmental issues are you concerned about? Let me know your thoughts!

TDR