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4 unusual facts about Sea Shepherd Conservation Society


Alex Lightman

In November 2010, Alex Lightman was appointed the Director of Technology and Innovation for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, with a clearly defined statement of purpose.

Animal Law Review

Kim McCoy, former cast member on Animal Planet's Whale Wars, Quartermaster and International Executive Director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Earthdance

Earthdance events have supported hundreds of charitable organizations including:Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sierra Club, Salvation Army, Orphanage in Kijaszkowo, Natural Resources Defense Council, Amnesty International, Aboriginal Health Center, Aqua for All, Circle of Life, Citizens for Peace, Friends of the Mississippi River, Jerusalem Peace Makers, and the Oshkosh Rhythm Institute.

Silver Spring monkeys

He worked on the anti-whaling ship, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, joined the Hunt Saboteurs Association in England, and when he returned to the United States to study political science at George Washington, he teamed up with Ingrid Newkirk, a local poundmaster, to form People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in March 1980.


1986 Hvalur sinkings

The 1986 Hvalur sinkings occurred in Iceland's Reykjavík harbour in November 1986, when anti-whaling activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society sank two unoccupied whaling vessels, Hvalur 6 and Hvalur 7, and sabotaged a whale processing station in Hvalfjörður.

Lake Union Dry Dock Company

The company has worked on the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's Farley Mowat vessel, as well as historic restorations for the Center for Wooden Boats.

MY Bob Barker

The MY Bob Barker is a ship owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, named after American television game show host and animal rights activist Bob Barker, whose donation of $5 million to the society facilitated the purchase of the ship.

United Activists for Animal Rights

Bob Barker has also helped fund other animal rights groups, including the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose new vessel Bob Barker carries a helicopter named after United Activists' president Nancy Burnet.


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