Sea Shepherd conservationists on board their ship, the Steve Irwin, approach a Japanese ‘scientific’ whaler near Antarctica in 2008. Photograph: Adam Lau/Sea Shepherd/Reuters Sea Shepherd conservationists on board their ship, the Steve Irwin, approach a Japanese ‘scientific’ whaler near Antarctica in 2008. Photograph: Adam Lau/Sea Shepherd/Reuters
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