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The gray whale, in the waters of Baja California Sur state, Mexico.
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By Stephen Leahy

Hungry Whaling Ships Set Sail

Japanese hunters in the Southern Ocean, around Antarctica, will kill nearly a thousand whales, some in danger of extinction. Activists will try to stop the whaling ships, by sea and by air.

Beatriz Flores

By Diego Cevallos

Mazahuas Choose Jail Over Going Without Water

Indigenous women are at the forefront of a protest in Mexico demanding water. "We won't give up until they give us water," says Beatriz Flores, one of the movement's leaders.

In this section, Tierramérica shares letters from our readers. If you'd like to send us your comments, please write to: cartas@tierramerica.org.

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