Group calls off 'risky' whaling chase

China Daily | Updated: 2009-02-11 07:46

Group calls off 'risky' whaling chase

Sea Shepherd's ship, the Steve Irwin (right), collides with Japanese boat, the No 3 Yushin Maru, which is accompanying the main harpoon vessel, Nisshin Maru, in Antarctic Ocean, last Friday. AP

A group of militant conservationists embroiled in a series of violent clashes with Japanese whalers in the Antarctic Ocean ended their campaign for the season, the group's leader said yesterday.