Greenpeace Activists in Whale Costumes on Segways in Washington, D.C.

Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner Phil Kline talks with a security guard at the Japanese Embassy as Greenpeace activists in whale costumes on Segway transporters look for Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda who was meeting with President Bush in Washington as the Japanese whaling fleet prepared to set sail with plans to kill more than 1,000 whales in the Southern Ocean.

Unique identifier: GP02KNM

Type: Image

Shoot date: 16/11/2007

Locations: North America, United States of America, Washington, D.C.

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Beth Fitzgerald

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Whales on Segways Protest in Washington D.C.

Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner Phil Kline leads Greenpeace activists in whale costumes on Segway transporters to the White House, the National Press Club and the Japanese Embassy. The activists were seeking Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda who was meeting with President Bush in Washington as the Japanese whaling fleet prepared to set sail with plans to kill more than 1,000 whales in the Southern Ocean, including 50 endangered fin whales, 50 threatened humpback whales and 935 minke whales.

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