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Hunting the Hunters - At War with the Whalers (Paperback, New)
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Hunting the Hunters - At War with the Whalers (Paperback, New)
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Price R317
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'As the rest of the world stood by and watched, Laurens risked
everything to defend these extraordinary mammals from extinction. A
truly powerful and inspiring story.' Susan Sarandon Laurens de
Groot was a detective for the Dutch police, specializing in
organized crime and environmental pollution. He was rapidly
promoted through the ranks, but became increasingly disillusioned
with failed prosecutions and minimal prison sentences. But although
as a detective there was little he could do to stop the truly big
criminals, there was a more radical option - direct action, not
necessarily within the law. Laurens leaves his job, sells up,
travels to Australia and joins Sea Shepherd, an international
organization protecting marine wildlife. He soon finds himself in
the middle of the war against the Japanese whaling fleet operating
in the Antarctic whale sanctuary. As the Japanese hunt whales,
Laurens and the Sea Shepherd crews hunt them. Their boats are tiny
for the wild Southern Ocean, and as well as dealing with the
extreme weather they are repeatedly attacked by the Japanese crews
and nearly shipwrecked by ice. On one mission, their boat is
rammed, cut in two and sunk by a whaling ship. This is war, with no
quarter given. Hunting the Hunters is an action-packed and timely
account of one man's extraordinary life, as well as an ongoing
battle against a powerful nation determined to get its way no
matter the cost. It's an important subject, one that a lot of
people care about, and as Laurens tells the story in his own words
this is a compelling and insightful book. Bloomsbury gratefully
acknowledges the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature.
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