Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace and founder of Sea Shepherd, is well known for his daring and aggressive defense of whales. He believes in direct action to stop whaling and has put his crew, ships and himself in between whales and those who would kill and commercialize them. A documentary, "Paul Watson, Whale Warrior, Pirate for the Sea" can be seen here. It turns out that whales, amazing in their intrinsic majesty, are a gift for all life.