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The whaling season : an inside account of the struggle to stop commercial whaling /

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"Kieran Mulvaney has led four expeditions to stop whaling. In The Whaling Season, he offers a vivid account of the voyages in all their drama, disappointment, strain, and elation, giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at the hazards and triumphs of life as an environmental activist. Drawing o...

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Main Author: Mulvaney, Kieran (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, 2003.
Subjects:
Mulvaney, Kieran > Travel > Polar regions.
Greenpeace International.
Mulvaney, Kieran.
Whales > Polar regions.
Whaling > Polar regions.
Wildlife conservation > Polar regions.
Baleines > Régions polaires.
Baleines > Chasse > Régions polaires.
Faune > Protection > Régions polaires.
Travel.
Whales.
Whaling.
Wildlife conservation.
Polar regions.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"Kieran Mulvaney has led four expeditions to stop whaling. In The Whaling Season, he offers a vivid account of the voyages in all their drama, disappointment, strain, and elation, giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at the hazards and triumphs of life as an environmental activist. Drawing on the history of commercial whaling and polar exploration, the development of Greenpeace, and broader scientific and political efforts to conserve marine life, The Whaling Season is both an engrossing tale of adventure and an impassioned plea for protection of some of the world's most spectacular creatures."--Jacket.
Physical Description:xvii, 348 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-329).
ISBN:1559639784
9781559639781