Author Archives: Cynthia Fernandez
17Jun
From Freedom to Circles: Angel’s Story
Part of being a Cove Monitor in Taiji, Japan, in addition to documenting the drive hunts, is to check on the numbers
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16Mar
Taiji’s Drive Hunt Season Has Ended
On February 28, Dolphin Project can confirm that the main part of the 2025-26 dolphin drive season ended. The smaller beaked dolphin
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01Feb
Dolphin Project Returns to Taiji
For the remainder of the 2025-26 dolphin hunting season, Dolphin Project Cove Monitors are back on the ground in Taiji, Japan. Our
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21Nov
The Pain of the Pilot Whales
Each and every dolphin driven into the infamous Cove in Taiji, Japan suffers. The suffering begins at sea as the banger boats
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08Nov
Behind the Business Side of Taiji
The Academy Award-winning documentary, The Cove brought widespread attention to the cruel and inhumane dolphin drive hunts in Taiji, Japan. Over the
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02Mar
Taiji’s Dolphin Drive Season Ends in Dramatic Decline
Far fewer dolphins were slaughtered or taken captive during the 2023/24 dolphin hunting season in Taiji, Japan than any other year since
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12Dec
Let’s Keep Making Progress for Dolphins
After a three-year absence, I returned to Taiji in November. Due to the pandemic, Dolphin Project Cove Monitors were unable to be
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27Nov
Is Demand for Captive Dolphins Decreasing?
After a three year absence from documenting the dolphin drive hunts, I returned to Taiji recently. While I always hope that each
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26Nov
Dolphin Dragged Alive to Butcher’s House
13Nov
Scenes of Panic, Brutality During Captive Selection
Taiji, Japan, 11-12-18: Three days ago their ordeal began as a large pod of bottlenose dolphins was driven into the Cove. Day 1
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