Tag Archives: the cove taiji japan
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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05Mar
Relief, Sadness as Taiji’s Drive Hunts End for Season
Taiji’s dolphin drive hunts for the 2024-25 season may have ended, but the damage to wild pods will linger for a significant
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23Jan
Dolphin Project Back in Taiji
Dolphin Project is back on the ground in Taiji, Japan, where the dolphin drive hunt season is currently underway. Over the past
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16Dec
2024: A Year in Review
As 2024 comes to a close, all of us at Dolphin Project would like to thank the countless individuals who stood alongside
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05Dec
Do Dolphin Trainers Condone Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts?
We’ve asked ourselves the same question – over and over. How can dolphin trainers work alongside dolphin hunters, with an aquarium industry
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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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19Dec
2023: A Year in Review
The death of Lolita, dolphins go free, a new turtle hospital and so much more – what a year it’s been! In
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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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