taiji dolphin drives News
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An international team of dolphin advocates opposed to the Taiji dolphin drives will gather at the headquarters of the World Association of Zoos & Aquariums (WAZA) this week, to discuss the exclusion of one of its members.
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Osaka -
BBC filmmaker and personal friend Martyn Stewart has been detained at Kansai Airport in Osaka on his way to document the dolphin drives that take place in Taiji, Japan. Stewart, known for his powerful filming, is being accused of eco-terrorism.
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In response to international outrage over the dolphin drives in Taiji, Japan, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) issued a strong statement condemning the drive hunts. But they completely overlooked the main culprit — JAZA.
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Ric O'Barry, star of The Cove movie, is refuting the Japanese Government's allegations that dolphin drive hunts are a part of Japanese tradition.
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Three Japanese conservation groups are placing pressure on the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) to take action and ask the Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA), to comply with the WAZA Code of Ethics.
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Sochi -
As the Russian city of Sochi gears up for the 2014 Winter Olympics, two killer whales recently captured from the wild in the Russian Far East will debut in Sochi for the Olympic Games along with a dolphin torchbearer.
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Chicago -
The International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA) annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, could have been the perfect opportunity for the organization to condemn the Taiji dolphin drives. Instead say critics, IMATA appeared to endorse them.
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Doha -
A new temporary lease dolphin show run by Ukrainian company NEMO or Nerum LLC, is opening in Qatar. According to the show, National Geographic is sponsoring their endeavors, despite NEMO's import of dolphins captured in the Taiji dolphin drives.
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In just a few hours, the Japanese dolphin drive season will officially begin in Taiji. The annual quota allocated by the Fisheries Union has also been established. It's set at more than 2,000 dolphins.
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Buffalo -
Buffalo, NY, will be highlighting the plight of Japanese dolphins on Sept. 1. The protest, timed to coincide with The Cove star Ric O'Barry and his trip to Taiji, will be hosted by two activists at Bidwell Park.
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Tempe -
She might be small but this former photo double and stunt driver for Catherine Zeta-Jones is a feisty activist. Leilani Münter, an ARCA Racing Series driver will be joining event hosts in Tempe, Arizona, for Japan Dolphins Day.
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Sydney -
Four hosts will be going to Sydney's busiest mall on August 31 to spread awareness for the upcoming Taiji dolphin drives. Set to commence on Sept. 1, the dolphin hunt season runs for six months.
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A former Japanese dolphin hunter who won the respect of many when he turned his drive boat into an dolphin-watching vessel, needs urgent help to continue his mission.
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Brussels -
On June 28, in the European Union's de facto capital, cetacean advocates are planning a demonstration to request the complete ban of all dolphin shows in the EU. In attendance will be former dolphin trainer -- turned activist, Ric O'Barry.
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This September, the International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA) will meet in Las Vegas for their annual conference. What won't be on their schedule -- but should be, is a discussion about one of the largest dolphin slaughters on the planet.
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Born into a family of dolphin hunters in Futo, Japan, Izumi Ishii was expected to follow in his father's footsteps. As the dutiful son, he did what was best for his family, but for him, the dolphins' cries were simply too loud.
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Elephants killed off in their thousands and polar bears requiring sustenance intervention hit the news this week. Species on the verge of extinction have one commonality, the need, greed and indifference of humanity.
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The number of dolphins driven into the Cove in Taiji, Japan topped 1,209 animals yesterday. Taiji town is on track to surpass figures from the previous three seasons.
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Subic -
Yesterday, Tim Desmond, the American CEO of Subic Bay Marine Exploratorium and overseer of Ocean Adventure in the Philippines, hauled a number of notable activists onto the carpet. Yet he failed to mention his own sordid history with cetaceans.
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For the first time this season, the number of dolphins driven into the Cove topped 1,000 animals. Meanwhile, a coastal whale was incidentally trapped in nets and butchered.
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Tokyo -
Recently, a newly formed Japanese grassroots group marched in protest against its country's whaling policies. It was the first open resistance from within Japan itself. Digital Journal spoke with Action for Marine Mammals' (AMM) leader, Satoshi Komiyama.
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There have been several days of bloodshed in Taiji's infamous Cove as Risso's, striped and Pacific white-sided dolphins were driven in and slaughtered. Warning: Graphic images.
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As one group goes above and beyond to save a single juvenile striped dolphin in Spain, more than 6,000 miles away in Taiji, Japan, many striped dolphins, some mothers with calves, have been brutally slaughtered in the drive hunts this season.
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Social media activist group 'Save Misty the Dolphin' (SMTD), is urging the International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA) and its members, to take a stand against the Taiji dolphin drives.
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It's been several days since a huge pod of bottlenose dolphins was driven into Taiji's Cove in Japan. Having been raided of their young in one of the worst processes ever witnessed, the remaining dolphins have been days without food.
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One day after driving in and slaughtering 55-65 striped dolphins, fishermen in Taiji, Japan, drove between 200-300 bottlenose dolphins into the cove. Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians are asking for your help to save them.
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An horrific scene played out in Taiji, Japan last night as 55-65 striped dolphins were driven into the Cove and slaughtered. Stressed dolphins threw themselves onto rocks and had to be physically dragged to their slaughter. Warning: Graphic images.
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Today Tokyo environmentalists and animal rights groups came together in solidarity to protest the Japanese whale and dolphin hunts.
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On Tuesday evening a pod of pilot whales were captured and slaughtered in the Cove. Last night, a pod of Risso's dolphins met the same fate. Amid the chaos, this powerful image was captured by a Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian.
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Cove Guardians are reporting that Taiji fishermen in Japan employed further techniques last night in an attempt to cover up the slaughter of yet another pod of Risso's dolphins. Warning: Graphic images.
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Adrienne Rothenburg (L) and Christine Hutten (R) with Ric O'Barry (center). The Buffalo NY JDD event is timed to coincide with O'Barry's visit to Taiji on Sept. 1. JDD Buffalo, NY, Facebook page
Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Japan Dolphins Day 2012. Buffalo, NY. L-R: Sam LaDuca (assistant), Adrienne Rothenberg (co-host), Christine Hutten, (host) and Steven Olday (assistant). JDD Buffalo, NY, Facebook page
A Pacific white-sided dolphin is actively bleeding from an injured fin as it is dumped into a sea pen to be trained for public entertainment. Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Image courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Every year, Ric O'Barry travels to Taiji's infamous Cove for the opening day of the annual dolphin drive hunts. Mark J. Palmer/Earth Island
Japan Dolphins Day 2011, Detroit, Michigan. Amanda Faughnan
Risso's dolphins, a larger dolphin species are inevitably slaughtered because they are not considered attractive enough for captivity. Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
A hunter rams a sharp metal rod into the dolphin's spinal column causing paralysis and eventual death. This slow and painful method of killing is condemned by scientists as cruel and inhumane. Atlanticblue e.V.
"Taiji Whale Museum trainers and vets, along with killers, force feed and medicate a white-sided dolphin in the harbor pens", said Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians. Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
As it attempted to escape, this striped dolphin was run over by a skiff said Cove Guardians. Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Blood stains the sea at the Cove of Taiji in Japan, after a dolphin slaughter. Oceanic Preservation Society
Of six false killer whales imported to Ocean Adventure in 2001 from Taiji, only one -- Tonka, remains alive today. MichiKimmig
A Risso's dolphin is hauled by the tale to its death. Image courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Satoshi Komiyama is comforted by Ric O'Barry. The activist broke down after swimming out to the nets where bottlenose dolphins were being held. Their cries of panic and fear overwhelmed him. Melissa Thompson Esaia
On the second day of collection despite being weakened by hunger, Cove Guardian Nicole McLachlan described the dolphins as even more panicked than the day before. Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Image courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Matt Sorum singing at the Cove in Taiji, Japan. Dolphin Project U-Stream
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