Category Archives: Taiji Updates
21Sep
Risso’s Dolphins Targeted in Taiji’s Hunts
Amidst one of the world’s worst pandemics with the emergence of COVID-19, dolphin hunts have resumed in Taiji, Japan. And with it, the
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14Sep
Amidst Pandemic, Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts Resume
Amidst one of the world’s worst pandemics with the emergence of COVID-19, dolphin hunts have resumed in Taiji, Japan. And with it, the
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26Jan
Risso’s Dolphins: One of Taiji’s Many Commodities
Taiji, 1-27-20: Two dramatic dolphin hunts capped off this week in Taiji, Japan. On January 20, Taiji’s dolphin hunters located a group of
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16Jan
Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts: Exploitation of Wildlife
Taiji’s first dolphin hunts of 2020 have been bloody and horrific. Striped, Risso’s and bottlenose dolphins have all been subjected to live
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12Jan
Horrific Suffering in the Cove as Dolphins Slaughtered
Taiji, 1-12-20: Taiji’s dolphin hunters have certainly been kept busy this month. In this week alone, there have been four successful drives,
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19Dec
Global Shift for Dolphins in 2019 – A Year in Review
“I’ve been doing this work for 50 years and there have been very, very few good days. Our victories are few and
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10Nov
Taiji: Season’s First Hunt of Melon-Headed Whales
Taiji, 11-10-19: A brutal captive selection and slaughter of melon-headed whales broke a streak of 24 days of ‘Blue Coves’ where no successful
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06Nov
Exclusive: First-Ever Drone Footage of Taiji Dolphin Slaughters
Taiji: During the 2018/19 season, Dolphin Project began working with drones, in efforts to bring the best documentation on the dolphin slaughters and
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31Oct
Dolphin Captivity Thriving in Taiji
While there have been many “Blue Coves” of late, where no dolphins have been captured or killed, the captive dolphins in Taiji continue
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22Oct
There’s Nothing Natural About Captivity
Behavior between wild dolphins and captive dolphins can vary drastically due to the differing lives they lead. Wild dolphins are free to
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