Paul Watson Held in Greenland as Denmark Weighs Japan Extradition Request

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[{"selector":"#anim-257ac294-1570-4b52-a0e2-cc2b8660136d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2209cf3d-37ac-48d2-af34-3c857d749baa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1228afa-3245-4487-9b29-d3e5cc9a5852","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0624f83-7d91-423a-9d14-73a6d081edd8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b052c9ca-afd3-4406-9bea-a3e6ea5a584e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 374.74634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Environmentalists consider whaling to be an atrocious activity and rightfully so, for it involves killing of such sentient creatures that are whales. Photo Source- Polargeo (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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