Tag Archives: taiji japan
05Jan
Grim Start to New Year as Risso’s Slaughtered
After 13 consecutive “Blue Cove” days, with hunters taking time off during the holiday season, banger boats left the harbor first thing
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02Jan
O’Barry Remains Focused on Taiji Dolphins
The following article is an excerpt from "I shall return," Ric O'Barry tells Taiji by Merritt Clifton, Animals 24-7. December 2015 concluded and 2016 began read more
31Dec
Silent Night
New Year’s eve. The cove is quiet, the waters, a dark shade of midnight. It’s hard not to visualize all the dolphins,
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22Dec
Taiji Shows the World Why Captivity is a Death Sentence
December 22, 2015, Taiji, Japan: It’s done. Out of approximately 80 dolphins, about 20 were finally driven back out to sea, after
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Taiji, Japan is GROUND ZERO for the captive industry. With 150 orders from marine parks around the world for wild-caught dolphins, it's read more
18Dec
Horror in The Cove as Striped Dolphins Slaughtered
December 18, 2015, Taiji, Japan: When the first of two boats began to make their way back to the harbor, it seemed as if
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17Dec
Risso’s Pod No Match for Taiji Hunters
December 18, 2015, Taiji, Japan: After 16 days of dolphins being able to swim free and safe past the infamous cove, the read more