Whale Wars

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society goes to extreme lengths to make illegal whaling operations extinct. Animal Planet is there to capture all the action.
Theme song is "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by The Smashing Pumpkins.

Whale Wars - Season 4 Episode 10

In the fourth-season finale, Watson claims a major victory after 30 years of fighting, while he and the crew reaffirm their commitment to stopping the whaling fleet.

Whale Wars - Season 4 Episode 9

The Sea Shepherds finally locate the factory vessel after months of searching, but it promptly tries to evade the Gojira.

Whale Wars - Season 4 Episode 7

The exhausted Shepherds wrap up the initial leg of their campaign; the Steve Irwin is tipped off to the location of the Nisshin Maru.

Whale Wars - Season 4 Episode 6

The New Zealand Navy asks the Shepherds to assist in rescuing missing Norwegian mariners.

Whale Wars - Season 4 Episode 5

The Bob Barker hunts for two boat crews lost during a dangerous mission. Meanwhile, the Gojira finds the whalers' refueling vessel.

Whale Wars - Season 4 Episode 3

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Whale Wars - Season 4 Episode 2

The Sea Shepherds try to locate the factory vessel, but they are soon followed by two harpoon ships.

Whale Wars - Season 4 Episode 1

Season 4 kicks off with the Sea Shepherds launching a campaign in a new vessel, the Gojira. They quickly locate two harpoon ships before any whales are killed.

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 13

The whalers attempt to lose their attackers in an ice field.

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 12

The former captain of the Ady Gil goes for a boarding attempt and one of the Sea Shepherd vessels goes dead in the water.

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 11

The whalers face new attacks from the Sea Shepherds as they mount an attack with both the Bob Barker and Steve Irwin.

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 10

The Sea Shepherds refuse to be bullied by the Japanese fleet even though they're out numbered. The deckhands repel over the side of the ship to assess the damage from the collision and realize that there is a gash in the...

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 9

As the Sea Shepherds approach the Nisshin Maru, they are suddenly surrounded by four whaling vessels. Suddenly, one of the Japanese vessels moves in dangerously close, and as the deck crew quickly braces themselves, the ...

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 8

With low oil and drinking water, and a damaged helicopter, the Sea Shepherds' hunt for the Japanese whaling fleet has been brought to a halt. While on their way back to port, the radar shows two colossal storms that they...

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 7

In the aftermath of the devastating loss of their stealth vessel, the Sea Shepherds have returned to the campaign with renewed passion and intensity. Now the two remaining ships are back on the hunt for the Japanese flee...

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 6

The Shonan Maru 2 barrels through the speedboat Ady Gil, leading Capt. Swift to launch a rescue mission; news outlets are notified of the international incident.

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 5

After nearly a month of searching, the Sea Shepherds have finally found their ultimate target: the world's only whale factory ship, the Nisshin Maru.

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 4

The Sea Shepherd's stealth boat, the Ady Gil, launches a sneak attack on the Japanese whaling reconnaissance vessel in an effort to break free of the tail and find the rest of the whaling fleet.

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 3

The Sea Shepherds have been relentlessly followed by the whaling reconnaissance vessel for two weeks. They find themselves in a full-on engagement on the high seas as Captain Paul Watson orders a massive butyric acid bot...

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 2

A Japanese reconnaissance ship pursues the Steve Irwin; two members of the Andy Gil crew suffer illness and injury; the Bob Barker's engine fails two days into its journey.

Whale Wars - Season 3 Episode 1

The Sea Shepherds embark on another dangerous campaign as whaling season begins in the Antarctic; a donation from former game-show host Bob Barker allows the group to purchase a former Norwegian whaling vessel.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 11

Paul tries to cut off the transfer of a dead whale between Japanese ships, which leads to a full-speed collision.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 10

The crew devises a plan to taint whale meat aboard a Japanese ship with butyric acid to make it unsellable. Later, Paul witnesses a brutal whale killing.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 9

Paul must execute a risky military maneuver that involves circling the Steve Irwin at high speeds to ensure a safe return for the low-on-fuel small boats.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 8

Andy and Simon argue with Dan over the best strategy for an attack; the Sea Shepherds use a ``bait-and-switch'' plan to harass the Nisshin Maru.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 7

Captain Watson is in pursuit of the Nisshin Maru when all three Japanese harpoon ships suddenly appear on out of the fog. The Sea Shepherds are completely outnumbered.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 6

The Japanese's new LRAD weapon tips the scales in a battle with the Shepherds, which goes awry when Paul's command code words cause confusion.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 5

The ship is quarantined after an Anthrax scare. Meanwhile, the Sea Shepherds' first mate resigns.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 4

The Sea Shepherds return to port to refuel; one crew member is injured in a skirmish with the Japanese and another decides to leave the operation. Later, Paul receives a threatening letter.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 3

The crew must decide whether to refuel or attack after running into the entire Japanese fleet.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 2

After a near collision, the Sea Shepherds lose the Japanese in a chase. Later, they take shelter from a storm behind an iceberg, but end up trapped in an ice field.

Whale Wars - Season 2 Episode 1

Paul Watson and the volunteers head back to Antarctica; the Sea Shepherds chase a Japanese whaling fleet through an ice field.

Whale Wars - Season 1 Episode 7

The Sea Shepherds find and strike the Nisshin Maru factory ship.

Whale Wars - Season 1 Episode 6

The Sea Shepherds head back to sea with a new crew of volunteers; a crew member is critically injured during the mission.

Whale Wars - Season 1 Episode 5

One of the ship's engines is broken; after a crew party, the officers order the ship dry.

Whale Wars - Season 1 Episode 4

After three long days, Pottsy and Giles are transferred back from the Yushin Maru and become instant celebrities with the media. Just as they are settling back in, the crew is concerned when they discover an unknown ship...

Whale Wars - Season 1 Episode 3

With Ben and Giles of Sea Shepherd being held hostage aboard the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru #2, Captain Paul Watson is pleased at the international media storm he has created, and rejects an offer from whalers to ...

Whale Wars - Season 1 Episode 2

After weeks of searching, the Sea Shepherds finally spot a Japanese whaling ship, the harpoon vessel Yushin Maru #2. Captain Paul Watson devises a dangerous plan for two of his crew members to board the vessel and delive...

Whale Wars - Season 1 Episode 1

Paul Watson is the captain and founder of Sea Shepherd, a radical environmental group made up of self-proclaimed eco-pirates who fight for marine conservation. Their mission is to confront and stop Japanese fishing vesse...