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International team to tackle world zoo & aquarium organization By Elizabeth Batt Gland - 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.

Op-Ed: Filmmaker who documents Taiji dolphin drives detained in Osaka By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Op-Ed: WAZA overlooks JAZA members in condemning dolphin drives By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Ric O'Barry: Taiji dolphin drive hunts are not a tradition By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Japanese groups pressure WAZA to act against dolphin drives By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Op-Ed: Sochi to display captured orcas during Winter Olympic Games By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Op-Ed: Groups chide IMATA over statement on the Taiji dolphin drives Special By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Op-Ed: Is NatGeo sponsoring company that purchases Taiji dolphins? By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Annual quota set as dolphin drive season poised to begin in Taiji By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

City of Light to spotlight the plight of Japanese Dolphins Special By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Eco-race car driver Leilani Münter to join AZ dolphin activists By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Sydney Australia is going to the mall for Taiji dolphins Special By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Japanese dolphin advocate needs help to keep business afloat By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Cetacean advocates look to make Europe a dolphinarium-free zone Special By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Op-Ed: IMATA conference is opportunity to condemn Taiji dolphin drives By Elizabeth Batt Las Vegas - 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.

Standing tall, a fisherman's change of heart inspires many Special By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Op-Ed: Wildlife and humanity — The massive failure to coexist By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Op-Ed: Dolphins driven into Cove heading to highest numbers in four yrs By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Op-Ed: CEO of Ocean Adventure derides activists' claims By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Number of dolphins driven into Taiji Cove tops 1000 By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Younger generations of Japanese are speaking out against whaling Special By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Bloodshed continues as more dolphin pods are killed in the Cove By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Op-Ed: Contrasts in cetacean thinking, how wide is that valley? By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Activist group issues open letter to IMATA and marine trainers By Elizabeth Batt 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.

Op-Ed: Updated: Bottlenose dolphins still being held in Taiji Cove By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Op-Ed: Call to action issued for 200-300 bottlenose held in Taiji Cove By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Op-Ed: Brutal drive at Taiji Cove sees striped dolphins dragged to beach By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Op-Ed: Japanese activists make a stand for Taiji By Richard Smith Today Tokyo environmentalists and animal rights groups came together in solidarity to protest the Japanese whale and dolphin hunts.

Op-Ed: Taiji Cove image captured by Sea Shepherd needs few words By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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.

Op-Ed: Taiji fishermen clamp down as more Risso's dolphins are killed By Elizabeth Batt Taiji - 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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