Laurens De Groot

What are whales to you? Do you know why some countries hunt them and others do not? Do they need protecting? Any more questions?

Former detective in the Dutch police force, specialising in organised crime and rapidly promoted through the ranks, Laurens de Groot became increasingly disillusioned with failed prosecutions and minimal prison sentences. So he left his job, travelled to Australia and joined Sea Shepherd, an international organization protecting marine wildlife, with whom he soon found himself in a conflict that involved attacks, rammings, and shipwrecks, with a Japanese whaling fleet operating in the Antarctic whale sanctuary. Out of this has come his book, Hunting the Hunters, a compelling, insightful, action-packed, and timely account of an on-going battle.