Discovery en Espanol follows Crusaders of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in ‘Whale Wars’.

Captain Paul Watson founded his SeaShepherd Conservation Society in 1977 because he believed his neworganization had to go even further to eradicate whaling, poaching, shark finning, habitat destruction and purported ocean law violations than the Greenpeace group he had co-founded. For several years, Watson’s group of staff and volunteers have engaged in a campaign every winter to find and stop Japanese ships that hunt whales in the name of research, attempting to stop them by any non-violent means necessary. The eclectic group – labeled activists, heroes and/or eco-pirates – leave port in Melbourne, Australia for a two month campaign that is dangerous, controversial and has garnered international media attention. Sea Shepherd’s dedicated, international crew have spent their holiday the last several years and risked their lives at the bottom of the earth to save whales.

Discovery en Espanol’s weekly series, WHALE WARS, premiering Thursday, April 2 at 9 PM ET (10 PM PT), will showcase the harrowing 2007-2008 season, bringing the intensity of Sea Shepherd’s mission and the trials and tribulations of the crew to life. The series draws attention to this global conservation issue that has caused friction between several nations over the practice of whaling in oceanic territories.