Peter Hammarstedt Alex Cornelissen Locky MacLean Chris Aultman Sidd Chakravarty Pete Bethune
Narrated by
Jason Hildebrandt
Theme music composer
Billy Corgan
Opening theme
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by The Smashing Pumpkins
Composer
David Vanacore
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
61 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Elizabeth Bronstein
Jason Carey
Dee Bagwell Haslam
Production location
Southern Ocean
Cinematography
Robert G. Case
Running time
43 minutes (regular)
Production companies
RIVR Media
Lizard Trading Company
Original release
Network
Animal Planet
Release
November 7, 2008 (2008-11-07) – January 2, 2015 (2015-01-02)
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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 the crew aboard their various vessels attempted to stop the killing of whales by Japanese vessels (whalers) off the coast of Antarctica.[1]
^"Nail Wars: About the Series". Animal Planet. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
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later. Together they have produced such hits as Trading Spaces for TLC, WhaleWars for Animal Planet, and Renovation Realities for HGTV and DIY Network,...
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condemning not only the whalers who engaged in the practice, but shows like WhaleWars and activists like television celebrity Paul Watson who profit from fighting...