14 DAY TRIAL // Just yesterday, environmental group Sea Shepherd announced that, earlier this week, members and supporters of the organization helped rescue an entire pod of whales from certain death.
On its website, the group details that this rescue operation took place in the Faeroe Islands, just before local whale hunts were supposed to commence.
By the looks of it, it was on Wednesday that a pod comprising about 20 pilot whales, both adults and calves, swam into the Haraldssund Fjord between the islands of Kunoy and Bordoy.
Looking to make sure these whales would not be killed by locals the following day, Sea Shepherd members and supporters braved harsh weather conditions and helped them return to the open sea.
Footage of this rescue operation in the Faroe was shared with the public and is available below. As detailed in the video, the rescue mission involved activists working both on land and out at sea.
“Despite the stormy conditions, they [the activists] were able to escort the whales back out to sea using the same techniques the whalers use to drive them onto the beach,” Sea Shepherd writes on its website.
“Needless to say the local whalers are not happy. However the Sea Shepherd volunteers are indeed satisfied that the risks they took weathering the conditions paid off with the whales escorted to safety,” it adds.
For the time being, about 70 volunteers working with environmental group Sea Shepherd are present in the Faeroe Islands. They are to remain here until this year's whale hunt comes to an end.
