Calls for the Australian government to intervene have been rejected by the environment minister, Senator Ian Campbell . Japan's whaling program, which is claimed to be for scientific purposes, is expected to kill nearly one thousand whales this season. In December, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will engage the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The Sea Shepherds say the Japanese whale kill is illegal. They will be acting in accordance with the United Nations World Charter for Nature in their intervention. The groups objective is to "hunt down the Japanese whaling fleet and harass, block, obstruct, and intervene against their illegal whaling operations."
Calls for the government to intervene have been rejected by the environment minister, . Japan's whaling program, which is claimed to be for scientific purposes, is expected to kill nearly one thousand whales this season. In December, the will engage the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The Sea Shepherds say the Japanese whale kill is illegal. They will be acting in accordance with the United Nations World Charter for Nature in their intervention. The groups objective is to "hunt down the Japanese whaling fleet and harass, block, obstruct, and intervene against their illegal whaling operations."
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