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Posts Tagged ‘Blood Dolphins’
Conservation, Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Sep 28th, 2010,
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” -Mahatma Gandhi The beginning of September typically marks the beginning of the dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan—where the award-winning documentary, The Cove, was based. However, this month proved to be much different. Ric O’Barry, his son, Lincoln, Sea Shepherd, and a whole group of activists have made their way to Japan to protest the dolphin hunt. It was basically believed that as long as they (the activists) maintained a presence in Taiji and kept at least some media attention on the…
Tags: activists, annual dolphin hunt, Blood Dolphins, dolphins, how you can help, japan, killed, Lincoln O'Barry, OPS, pilot whales, protests, Ric O'Barry, Risso's dolphins, save the dolphins, SaveJapanDolphins.org, Sea Shepherd, slaughtered, Taiji, The Cove
Conservation, Nature, Politics, Weird Stuff, Wildlife & Flora, Sep 4th, 2010,
This week marked the beginning of the annual Dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan. Taiji is where the award-winning documentary, The Cove, was filmed. Approximately 20,000 Dolphins are brutally slaughtered in a tiny cove there every year. This year, the Dolphins were herded inside the cove, as usual. A number of them were selected for captivity/training purposes. Then, the bloodbath would begin, but not this time. This time, all of the remaining Dolphins were set free! Could this mean a turn for the better, or are the hunters simply biding their time until the protesters leave? Yes, in case you haven’t…
Tags: activists, Blood Dolphins, Conservation, documentary, dolphin hunt, dolphin slaughter, dolphins, dolphins set free, japan, petition, protest, Taiji, The Cove
Conservation, Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 28th, 2010,
Last night marked the premier of an awesome new series on Animal Planet, starring none other than Ric O’Barry and his son, Lincoln. Sound familiar? Well, they should. O’Barry was the lead activist in the award-winning film, The Cove, and he and his son are continuing their mission to save the dolphins. The new three-part series, Blood Dolphins, will be following the O’Barrys on their campaign to help the dolphins. Last night’s premier was about their return to Taiji (where The Cove was filmed)—right at the start of the dolphin season. However, a covert investigation of the cove suggested that…
Tags: activist, Animal Planet, award-winning documentary, Blood Dolphins, dolphin hunts, dolphin slaughter, japan, new tv series, Ric O'Barry, save the dolphins, Taiji, The Cove
