Monthly Archives: September 2017
29Sep
Terror in The Cove as Pilot Whales Slaughtered
Taiji, Japan, 9-28-17: I cannot imagine having to swim in the blood of one’s dead pod members, while awaiting your own slaughter. Yet this
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21Sep
Migrating Family of Risso’s Dolphins Slaughtered in The Cove
TAIJI, 9/21/17: After 15 days where no dolphins were slaughtered or taken captive, today, things changed for the worse. At 5:30 a.m.,
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18Sep
When Natural Disasters and Captive Cetaceans Collide
During and after Hurricane Irma’s devastating assault on Florida, the world’s attention was tightly focused on the impact to human life. What few
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17Sep
The Path to Progress Begins with Education
Taiji – It has been a little less than a year since I have been to Taiji, and as I prepared for the
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05Sep
Pilot Whale Pod Decimated in Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts
Taiji, Japan, 9/5/17: After three days of being held against their will in the shallow waters of the cove, with no access
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04Sep
Voices Across the World Condemn Japan’s Dolphin Slaughters
A big SHOUT OUT to everyone who lent their voices on behalf of dolphins on Japan Dolphins Day. Approximately 40 events were
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03Sep
Breaking: Pilot Whales Captured in First Hunt of Season
Taiji, Japan, 9/3/17: By 2:30 p.m. local time – seven hours after a pod of short-finned pilot whales had been found and
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