Hayden Panettiere Joins the Big Blue March for Whales

Feature story - May 28, 2007

People took to the streets in more than 50 locations around the world for the Big Blue March, voicing their support for the world's whales, and calling for an end to commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) starts in Anchorage, Alaska this week, where more than 70 nations will decide the fate of whales throughout our oceans.

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Hayden Panettiere

There were Big Blue Marches all over the world - in New Zealand and Australia, India, Argentina, Ecuador, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, U.S., UK, France, Portugal, Columbia, Venezuela, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Mexico, Morocco, Romania Sweden, Singapore, Turkey - the list goes on and on. Several celebrities were on hand too - everyone from the New Zealand environment minister, Chris Carter to the star of the TV show Heroes, Hayden Panettiere. Hayden, along with MTV's Stephen Colletti, NYPD Blue's Esai Morales and surfer Dave Rastovich are all spokespeople for Save the Whales Again!. Also participating were Skye, Caitlyn and Ayesha from Teens Against Whaling".

Over the last week or so, a "migrating human whale" has been making its way up America's west coast - from Mexico to Canada and finally to Alaska. After a Big Blue parade to Anchorage's Captain Cook Hotel - venue for the IWC - Greenpeace supporters took to the green Alaskan grass to form a human humpback whale.