Makah Renegades Viciously Slaughter a Grey Whale

From Seattle Times: Makah tribal officials are dismayed over whale kill; whaler captain has no regrets

In most respects regarding rights and land claims I agree totally with the natives. But sorry Makah, not this time. In this day and age, there is absolutely no reason to be harpooning, machine gunning or otherwise killing or harming whales. Yes, I know this “hunt” wasn’t sanctioned by the tribe, however the impression is that the tribal elders are more concerned that it will complicate their efforts to legally kill whales again.

In days long past, people used to shout fair warning to passers by as they emptied their chamber pots out a second story window.

“Gardyloo!”

Traditions change, sometimes even for the better. Whale killing as a tradition is more offensive and destructive than emptying a piss pot on someone’s head and it needs to disappear forever.

 

US Navy threatening whales again with their murderous sonar

They won’t take NO for an answer. The American navy plans to start using a sonar system so powerful it can harm whales and other ocean life 300 miles away with its ear-splitting noise.

Five years ago, NRDC won a courtroom victory blocking global deployment of this dangerous sonar system just as the Navy was about to launch operations. Since then, the Navy’s training with LFA sonar has been limited to one remote area.

Now the Navy is back with the same reckless proposal for world-wide testing and training. And, shockingly, the National Marine Fisheries Service is once again giving the Navy a permit to harass or injure hundreds of thousands of marine mammals each year that get in the way of its sonar.