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A Safe Day for Our Friends

A Safe Day for Our Friends

October 27, 2012 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Ruth Williams, our Cove Monitor in Taiji, reports good news for dolphins in the ocean, but the plight of captive dolphins is heartbreaking.

Dolphin Project Objects to Payments at Hearing

Dolphin Project Objects to Payments at Hearing

October 26, 2012 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Ric O'Barry and the Dolphin Project are calling for an investigation by the US Attorney General and the NOAA General Counsel of the payment to people to stand in line for hours and attend the public hearing of the Georgia Aquarium's permit to import eighteen captive beluga whales from Russia.

A New Slaughter

A New Slaughter

October 25, 2012 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Sadly, many striped dolphins died today in the Cove, as reported by our volunteer Cove Monitor, Ruth Williams.

A Wonderful Day in Taiji

A Wonderful Day in Taiji

October 24, 2012 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Volunteer Cove Monitor Ruth Williams reports on a lucky escape for a pod of dolphins, and she hands out The Cove to students.

Best News for the Day

Best News for the Day

October 22, 2012 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

The dolphin hunters get a pod of dolphins, but the pod eludes them, as reported by Cove Monitor Hans Peter Roth.

Blue Day in Taiji

Blue Day in Taiji

October 21, 2012 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

No dolphins killed today, as volunteer Cove Monitors Hans Peter Roth and Ruth Williams report from Taiji a beautiful day.

Risso’s Dolphins Die in Taiji

Risso’s Dolphins Die in Taiji

October 20, 2012 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Unfortunately, the Cove runs red with blood again as a dozen Risso's dolphins are killed or dragged off for captivity, as our volunteer Cove Monitors Ruth Williams and Hans Peter Roth report.

Twenty Days of Blue Water in the Cove

Twenty Days of Blue Water in the Cove

October 19, 2012 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Ruth Williams and Hans Peter Roth report from Taiji that no dolphins have been killed for the past 20 days, but dolphins in captivity still languish in the harbor.

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