Hawaiian Judge Rules Navy Sonar Harmful to Whales, Issues Injunction

U.S. Newswire, March, 2008

To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS

Contact: Serda Ozbenian of the Animal Welfare Institute, +1-703- 836-4300

HONOLULU,March 3/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --As part of a suit filed in May 2007 by several conservation groups, an injunction was issued Friday by a Hawaii federal district judge over the U.S. Navys use of active sonar that he recognized as harmful to whales. Judge David A. Ezra stated that the evidence presented by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and fellow co-plaintiffs was both compelling and convincing.

Granting the motion for preliminary injunctive relief, Judge Ezra said, [T]here is ...