Truck with Whale Corpses and Banner

Greenpeace activists display whales and dolphins that have been drowned in nets and killed by ship strike in front of the Parliament in the Hague. The banner reads "Defending Our Whales".

In original language:

Wagen met Walvis Kadavers en Spandoek

Actievoerders van Greenpeace brengen zes kadavers van walvissen en dolfijnen naar het plein in Den Haag. De zeezoogdieren zijn gestorven in visnetten of dodelijk verwond door schepen. Op het spandoek staat: "Defending Our Whales" oftwel: "Wij verdedigen onze walvissen".

Unique identifier: GP01JJ7

Type: Image

Shoot date: 29/05/2007

Locations: Europe, Netherlands, The Hague

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Joël van Houdt

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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