Tag Archives: Risso’s Dolphins
27Apr
Adventure World (Part I): Memories of Orcas
Nestled within the hot spring resort town of Shirahama, Japan, the Adventure World theme park is located approximately 80.5 km/50 miles west
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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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03Feb
Severe Cruelty in Taiji’s Captive Dolphin Trade
From the drive hunts and inhumane captures and slaughters, to apparent neglect towards captured dolphins, the cruelty towards dolphins is limitless in
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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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02Sep
First Red Cove of Season; Risso’s Dolphins Slaughtered
Taiji, Japan 9/2/19 – On just the second day of the 2019/20 dolphin hunting season in Taiji, Japan, hunters were successful in locating
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21Mar
Best Places to See Wild Dolphins
Ever dreamt of seeing dolphins in the wild, where the mammals’ grace and power are on full display? It’s a far cry
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28Feb
Season Ends for Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts
For immediate release: March 1, 2019 TAIJI – Officials have confirmed to Dolphin Project that on March 1, the 2018/19 drive season
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22Feb
Orphaned Risso’s Dolphins Dumped at Sea
Tragedy struck again in Taiji on February 14 when the hunters captured a nursery pod of 10 Risso’s dolphins. Four of them
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01Mar
Taiji’s Dolphin Hunting Season Has Ended
For immediate release: March 1, 2018 TAIJI – Dolphin Project can confirm that on March 1, Taiji’s drive hunts ended for the
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