Dolphins & Whales
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Dolphin Slaughter Continues
Despite the worldwide publicity garnered by Ric O’Barry’s Academy Award-winning documentary film, “The Cove,” Japanese fishermen continue slaughtering dolphins in the City of Taiji. So O’Barry and his crew have…
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World-Wide Whaling Ban Remains But Whale Killing Continues
Anti-whaling groups are far from satisfied even though talks to lift a 25-year-old international moratorium on the killing of whales collapsed in disarray during last week’s meeting of the International…
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Ban On Whaling May Be Lifted
When the international body that governs whaling meets in Morocco next week, it may vote to lift a world-wide ban on whale hunting that has been in place for over…
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The Disturbing Facts About ‘Dolphin-Safe’ Tuna
A dolphin-loving American consumer would have to look hard these days to find a can of tuna that was not technically “dolphin safe.” Less than 2 per cent of all…
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Pilot Whales Killed
Fishermen in Taiji, Japan are apparently releasing bottlenose dolphins they have captured—after sorting the animals to choose about 50 for Japanese zoos and aquariums. About 50 pilot whales weren’t so…
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Japan Dolphin Hunt Resumes
Reports coming from Japan of a resumed dolphin hunt in the town of Taiji may not signal as much cause for alarm as we had previously thought. Some dolphins and…
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Update on Dolphin Slaughter
In the wake of a movie called “The Cove,” media have descended on the town of Taiji, Japan for the start of the dolphin slaughter season. What they’ve found—or haven’t…
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