Whalers

“We have a collection of whale ear wax that whalers used to collect,” said Michael Lawrence, assistant director for exhibits.

Ousted from the conservationist organization he founded, the Canadian-American eco-warrior says he is back in business with a new ship and crew and is ready to resume tormenting the world’s whalers and others he sees as despoilers of the world’s oceans.

They were presumed extinct by the 1880's, after being exploited by hunters and whalers seeking to use the animals' thick layer of blubber as an oil source.