4 Anti-Whaling Protesters Arrested

Makah tribal police arrested four anti-whaling protesters who entered reservation land during a demonstration over the tribe’s planned whale hunt. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society official Lisa Distefano, group photographer Jan Cook of Seattle, and members Matahil Lawson of British Columbia and Ken Nichols of Hawaii were arrested on trespassing charges. All four were released. They were turned over to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Department and released after making statements, Undersheriff Joe Martin said. He said his office is not considering charges. Federal charges are possible. The environmentalists have been anchored offshore at Neah Bay for more than a month to protest the tribe’s planned hunt this fall.