taiji dolphin drives News
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Brussels -
Saturday June 28 saw the second 'Close Dolphinaria in Europe' demonstration, which was held at the striking structure of the Atomium in the capital of Belgium, the heart of the EU.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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Dolphins suffer in captivity. These highly intelligent and self-aware creatures cannot be humanely kept in captivity. Therefore, a change in thinking in dealing with them is urgently required.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Watching horror after horror inflicted on dolphins trapped in the Cove became too much for this Cove Guardian. Courtesy SSCS
A pod of pilot whales driven into the Cove on September 14th in Taiji, Japan. After being held for several days without food, many were slaughtered. Image courtesy of Martyn Stewart. Image courtesy of Martyn Stewart
The corpse of a dolphin is removed from a pen in Taiji. He has not survived the stressful capture. Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project
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
Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
This is the third Japan Dolphins Day event for Patricia Cady. Patricia Cady
Striped dolphins forced beneath the tarps by skiff boats, swim in their pod members' blood as they await slaughter. Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
The entire scene plays out again on day two of the selection process. Courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
A Risso's dolphin performing at Marine World umino-nakamichi, Fukuoka, Japan. Many of Japan's dolphins are sourced from Taiji. OpenCage
This image, captured by Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians last season in Taiji, Japan, shows a slaughtered dolphin being ferried to be butchered. The dolphin still bears the wooden plug inserted into the kill site following a metal spike to the spine. The plug prevents blood from seeping into the Cove, making the waters less red. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Cove Guardians
In an attempt to keep the dead Risso's dolphin from being seen, a grinning fisherman rides atop the tarp-draped mammal to the butcher house. Image courtesy SSCS Cove Guardians
Metal rods are repeatedly rammed into the dolphin's head. Experts call the killing method inhumane. (c) Atlantic Blue
Over 100 bottlenose dolphins await their fate in Taiji Cove SSCS Cove Guardians/Still sjot
Panicked dolphins herded into the Cove are driven into the shallows. Some are selected for sale to marine parks and the remainder are often slaughtered. Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project
Ocean Adventure. Roslyn in Starfish Island
Metal rods are repeatedly rammed into the dolphin's head. Experts call the killing method brutally inhumane. (c) Atlantic Blue
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
Growing Animal Rights Movement in Japan sparks hope. While in Japan, Sasha takes part in an anti-fur demo in Tokyo which attracted several hundred nationals. Sasha Abdolmajid/Hans Peter Roth
A pilot whale desperately attempts to escape being hauled under the tarps to its death. Courtesy of Martyn Stewart
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