Tag Archives: The Cove
22Sep
Inexplicable Suffering of Taiji’s Hunted Dolphins
As you begin reading this blog, please be aware that most of the dolphins pictured are no longer alive. Their deaths were
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31Aug
Dolphin Hunts Resume in Taiji, Japan
Against a global backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Taiji, Japan’s notorious dolphin drive hunts have resumed. On September 1, on the first
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08Mar
New Film: Inside Japan’s Dolphin Trade
During the 2020/21 dolphin hunting season, VICE World News traveled to the infamous Cove in Taiji, Japan. Their intent was to investigate
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01Mar
Season Ends for Taiji’s Dolphin Drive Hunts
Dolphin Project can confirm that on March 1, Taiji’s dolphin drive hunts ended for the 2020/21 season. During the entire six-month long
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01Feb
No Protections for Juvenile Dolphins in Taiji’s Hunts
Taiji, Japan: In Taiji’s notorious drive fisheries, juveniles and young calves are routinely slaughtered, taken captive and/or discarded at sea. Here, no
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17Jan
The Killing of Hope in Taiji
On Christmas Eve, a young minke whale, whose gender has not been identified, got trapped in a set of fishing nets owned by the
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13Jan
Humpback Whale Latest Victim of Taiji Fisheries
29Dec
Minke Whale Trapped in Taiji’s Nets
UPDATED 1/11/21: Dolphin Project can confirm that the minke whale, after being trapped for over two weeks in Taiji’s fishing nets, has
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16Dec
2020: A Year In Review
2020 has been a year like no other. I’m not certain anyone could have predicted what the last ten months have entailed.
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30Nov
Humpback Whale Freed From Fishing Nets
Dolphin Project, in collaboration with Life Investigation Agency, continues to report on the ground in Taiji, Japan, documenting the captive selection and
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