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A Brief Review Of Peter Heller's Whale Warriors

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“I don’t give a damn what you think of me,” he thundered.”My clients are the whales and the fish and the seals. If you can find me one whale that disagrees with what we are doing, we might reconsider” (Whale Warriors 7).These are the words of Captain Paul Watson, commander and chief of the Farley Mowat. This book is about one man’s journey to save the last wild whales in the Antarctic Ocean. Written by Peter Heller and published by the Free Press in 2007, it conveys a deep sense of meaning and feeling. The reason why I am reviewing and recommending this book is because I think it brings to light important issues such as the state of our ocean, different perspectives between eco warriors and hunters, and that it shows what people are really capable of. …show more content…

Many nations around the world have whaling in their history, such as Japan, Norway, and Iceland. Hundreds of years ago, there were hundreds of thousands of whales in the oceans. Now, whale populations are struggling to survive and are on the downhill slope. In this book, Heller talks with Captain Watson and brings to light the irreversible damage the people of this plant have brought upon the ocean, including whales. Even though Whale Warriors is mainly about a few crazy people trying to save whales, it does a fantastic job of of also talking about the damage done to the ocean from overfishing and pollution. “If we are not careful, oceanic decline may trigger the downfall of of planet as a whole, never to be fixed again”

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