List of Whale Wars episodes


Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008, on the Animal Planet cable channel. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and his crew aboard their various vessels attempt to deter Japanese whaling off the coast of Antarctica.[1] The fourth season concluded on August 12, 2011.[2][3]

A spin-off titled Whale Wars: Viking Shores features the Sea Shepherd trying to stop Whaling in the Faroe Islands. The spin-off season aired during 2012.[4] Also aired in 2012 were two special episodes, "Operation Bluefin" and "Seal Wars".

Season 6 consisted of a special two-hour episode titled "Whale Wars: A Commander Rises", which was aired on December 13, 2013. It features the Sea Shepherds once again attempting to stop Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean and the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary during the 2013 whaling season.[5]

  1. ^ "Whale Wars: About the Series". Animal Planet. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "Whale Wars: Episode Guide". Animal Planet. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
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  4. ^ "Whale Wars: Viking Shores: Episode Guide". Animal Planet. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  5. ^ Morabito, Andrea (December 12, 2013). "Whale Wars: A Commander Rises". NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved December 13, 2013.