The Minke Connection

Sunday, 15 February 2015

New Baby Orca Birth Gives Hope For Endangered Whales

This is encouraging!

https://www.thedodo.com/orca-whale-birth-calf-j-pod-988436490.html

Friday, 13 February 2015

Nepal Achieves Huge Milestone: Zero Poaching for a Whole Year

This is very encouraging news! Congrats to the anti-poaching enforcxers.

Keep it up Nepal!

http://www.care2.com/causes/nepal-achieves-huge-milestone-zero-poaching-for-a-whole-year.html

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

High-tech help for Maui's dolphins

The critically endangered Maui's dolphins will be getting high-tech help with the launch of a new smart phone app.

WWF-New Zealand has teamed up with app development company Alphero to launch a mobile app making it easier for boaties, surfers and beachgoers to report sightings of the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin while on the go.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11399715

Monday, 9 February 2015

Lolita the Loneliest Orca Finally Gets Endangered Species Protection

It's taking baby steps to freedom but a victory for Lolita!

http://www.care2.com/causes/lolita-the-loneliest-orca-finally-gets-endangered-species-protection.html

Saturday, 7 February 2015

Sea Shepherd to Build “Game Changing” Ship Thanks to Huge Donation

Congratulations Sea Shepherd. You are getting your dream ship which will be faster than the Japanese whalers. It's a game changer - very impressive - and very frightening to Japan!

http://www.care2.com/causes/sea-shepherd-to-build-game-changing-ship-thanks-to-huge-donation.html

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Katharine the Great White Shark Logs Over 10,000 Miles

Wow!

What a distance!

http://www.care2.com/causes/katharine-the-great-white-shark-logs-over-10000-miles.html

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Ontario Moves to Ban Killer Whale Sales and Protect Captive Marine Mammals

At last Canada is leading the way with new laws in Ontario in a move to create greater protection for captive mammals. Let's hope others will follow.

http://www.care2.com/causes/ontario-moves-to-ban-killer-whale-sales-and-protect-captive-marine-mammals.html

Overview

Why are the Japanese killing protected sperm whales???

From the high seas off New Zealand to the intricate demands in the city of Tokyo, The Minke Connection is a spellbinding saga. Matching business versus environmentalism, big organizations versus small and expectation versus experience.

Greenpeace discover that the Japanese research whaling fleet are killing more than the Minke whale. They send American born Canadian John Daroux, lecturer and adventurer, and Carrie Ardley, whale researcher, to investigate. Boarding the factory ship in mid ocean, John finds irrefutable evidence, almost loses his life and becomes Carrie’s lover. Together, John and Carrie go to Tokyo where they evade being poisoned, survive being frozen alive and endure being followed by the dreaded yakusa. The arrival of Greenpeace chief, Mark Stafford, and his beautiful associate, Petra van de Roer, initiates a counter attack that requires John and Carrie to act as bait. Desperate measures are called for as they endeavor to outwit Takeshi Fujiwara, leader of the cult, League of Blood. John and Carrie are captured and tortured. Time is critical. John Daroux must use all his wits and knowledge to save the Sperm whales and himself. Can they succeed?

John Daroux……New Age intellectual, martial arts exponent and Reki master, he takes on the project unprepared for the tests he will experience. While he can handle the threats and challenges from the Japanese, can he handle the passion aroused by Carrie Ardley?

Carrie Ardley……young, attractive Greenpeace technician, committed to saving whales, takes on this task as an adventure. Fiercely attracted to John Daroux, she suffers torture and finds that he puts the project above her well being. Can she ever forgive him?

Mark Stafford……competent, urbane chief of Greenpeace, he takes on his biggest challenge when he confronts the League of Blood and tries to unravel the reason why the giant trading company, Mosaka Corporation, is killing the protected Sperm whales. Can he overcome the threats?

Takeshi Fujiwara……one of Japan’s most powerful businessmen, and chairman of Mosaka Corporation, he controls the lives of many. He holds a secret that dates back many centuries and the time for action is now. Can he succeed or will the persistent efforts of the foreign controlled environmental “do-gooder” Greenpeace upset his carefully prepared plans?