Thanks so much for your posts Kathryn. I greatly appreciate it. It's so typical that science should take precedence over preserving a culture teetering on the edge of extinction. To be honest I don't even understand it. Granted, the Makah would still make use of the whales killed by sonar, as unfortunately they have been forced to make do with whatever manages to drift ashore in the years since the (temporary) ban on their whaling practices. It's just not the same, though. As for the ending comment from your article, that it's like tellingthem they can't go to church for 10 years. Try telling them they can't go to church for 65 years, letting them return for a brief revisit, and then threatening to throw them in prison if they return again. It's a struggle that many animal rights advocates don't understand and simply will not recognize. I hope the Makah win. -Craig B