Category Archives: Campaigns
14Nov
Not Tradition, Nor Culture – Just Cruelty
TAIJI, 11-13-17: The day started out like any other, with a parade of banger boats heading out on the ocean to search for
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11Nov
First Melon-Headed Whales Hunted in Taiji
Taiji, 11/10/17: As we watched the hunters leave the harbor this morning, like every day, we hoped for a blue cove where no
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05Nov
Breaking: Orca Family Slaughtered in Indonesia
BREAKING: Abandoning long-held traditions for modern outboard engines, fishermen in the village of Lamalera on the island of Lembata in Indonesia illegally
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03Nov
Panic in The Cove as Dolphins Fight for Freedom
Taiji, 11-3-17: At 5:55 a.m. the sun began to rise over the cove in Taiji, Japan. And along with it, to our
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02Nov
Payday! First Pod of Bottlenose Dolphins Captured
01Nov
Mistaken Identity: Dolphins Freed on Hunter Error
Taiji, 11-1-17: After 20 blue cove days where no dolphins were captured or killed, in a bizarre turn of events things changed
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11Oct
Multiple Species of Dolphins Decimated in The Cove
Taiji, 10-11-17 – It’s hard to describe in words what Dolphin Project Cove Monitors witnessed several hours ago, with three species driven
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04Oct
Taiji to Unite with Faroese in Sister City Agreement
One might say that Taiji and Klaksvik deserve one other, given the extreme cruelty both towns inflict upon dolphins and other whales.
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29Sep
Terror in The Cove as Pilot Whales Slaughtered
Taiji, Japan, 9-28-17: I cannot imagine having to swim in the blood of one’s dead pod members, while awaiting your own slaughter. Yet this
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21Sep
Migrating Family of Risso’s Dolphins Slaughtered in The Cove
TAIJI, 9/21/17: After 15 days where no dolphins were slaughtered or taken captive, today, things changed for the worse. At 5:30 a.m.,
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