It is estimated that their efforts have already spared more than 6,500 animals; After gaining freedom, he will speak to the third United Nations conference on the Oceans (UNOC3)
After 13 years of Red alertAt the beginning of April, the name of the American-Canadian activist, Paul Watson, left the list of Interpolo. The man, who was held for almost five months in Greenland, Generating confusion all over the world is known for the defense of marine life. How about enjoying the recent success and knowing your stimulating story?
Paul Watson and the struggle for life
Born in TorontoIn CanadaIn 1950, the activist was linked to the oceans since he was a child. This is because, at the age of six, he lived with his family in the city of fishing St. AndrewsIn New Brunswick. The love for animals also started early, when the boy volunteer, at the age of nine, disarming beaver traps and fiercely questioning the duck hunters. According to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, The young Paolo still tried to educate his friends so that they avoided jokes that birds could hurt.
Near adulthood, Watson returned to his first passion: the sea. In 1967, he worked as a fireman on the steam ship Canadian Pacific Princess Marguerite and, in next year, He joined the Canadian coast guard, where he remained for two years. This period therefore allowed man to know the different oceans all over the world. In 1969, activism, already present in childhood, emerged with full force, when Paul organized a journey on the Canadian and American coast, in order to protest the nuclear tests made by Commission for atomic energyIn Amchitka island.
The initiative was a success and gave rise to Greenpeace Foundation, This defended the environment, especially the seas. However, it was not until 1974 through this first organization that Paul Watson dedicated himself to the cause for which he would have been known: the struggle for whales. Focused on this purpose, he founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, This tries to protect marine life.
Therefore, it is estimated that Paolo has already spared more than 6,500 animals. In addition, in 2000, the activist was appointed one of the 20 largest environmental heroes of the 20th century by the magazine Squad. Already in 2002, he received an indication for the Hall of the Fame of Animal Rights of the USA. In addition, in 2007, he won the Amazon Peace Award.
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Prison and resistance
In July last year, Paul Watson was arrested NukIn Greenlandwhile trying to intercept Japanese whale ships. However, the name of the activist was already in the list of Interpola Since 2012, at the request of Japan. The country requested this inclusion after a member of his team, Peter Bethuneinvade a ship in 2010 in an attempt to save animals from illegal activity. Watson was detained for almost five months, published only after a global mobilization.
Recently, the security organization has removed the red alert. Among freedom, in June 2025, it will be one of the main speakers of the Third United Nations Conference on Oceans (UNOC3)this will happen in Beautiful, France. In addition, the activist currently guides his organization, the Captain Paul Watson Foundation.
“I feel honored to serve whales, dolphins and seals – and all the other creatures on this planet. Your beauty, intelligence, strength and spirit have inspired me. These beings have spoken to me and I have been touched and I was awarded with the friendship of many members of different species. If they survived, they remain alive and give life and if I can contribute to guaranteeing their future, I will be happy. He told “Sea Shepherd”.
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