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Death of a Dolphin

Death of a Dolphin

May 7, 2011 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Does the death of one dolphin say much about Taiji and the world?  Ric O'Barry thinks it does.

Taiji Update: Dolphin Quotas and Mercury

Taiji Update: Dolphin Quotas and Mercury

May 3, 2011 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Our Save Japan Dolphins Team in Taiji investigate banger boats, dolphin quotas, mercury poisoning, and the captive industry's subsidy of the dolphin slaughter. 

Save Japan Dolphins Team in Taiji!

Save Japan Dolphins Team in Taiji!

May 1, 2011 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Ric O'Barry announces a special trip to Japan, where Brian Barnes and our Japanese colleagues will investigate the status of dolphin and whale hunting in Taiji and the northern Japan coastal ports.

An International Celebration for the Dolphins!

An International Celebration for the Dolphins!

April 22, 2011 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

 

Ric O'Barry travels to Canada to tell a school how they can help save marine mammals.

Trainer: Tilikum past darker than SeaWorld said

Trainer: Tilikum past darker than SeaWorld said

April 4, 2011 by Mark J. Palmer, Save Japan Dolphins

CBS interviews a former SeaWorld trainer about the danger to trainers from Tilikum, the captive orca, returning to public shows at the aquarium.

Crowded Dolphin Tanks

Crowded Dolphin Tanks

March 8, 2011 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Our volunteer monitor in Taiji, Brian Barnes, is refused when applying for a "swim-with-dolphins" program at Dolphin Base, but he manages to film the crowded shallow tank.

Dolphins in Captivity are Sick Dolphins

Dolphins in Captivity are Sick Dolphins

March 6, 2011 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Our volunteer monitor in Taiji, Brian Barnes, has taken video of the filthy conditions for captive dolphins and photographs of trainers injecting drugs into fish fed to the dolphins.

Dolphins on Death Row

Dolphins on Death Row

March 3, 2011 by Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

Captive dolphins are being moved around, as reported by Save Japan Dolphins' Brian Barnes, while the dolphin hunters continue fishing. 

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