New Herd of Pilot Whales in Cove

By Ric O’Barry
Campaign Director
Save Japan Dolphins
Earth Island Institute

Our colleague Sakura, volunteering for us as a Cove Monitor in Taiji, informs me that 30-40 pilot whales were herded into the Cove today in Japan.

It is unusual to see so many pilot whales being caught this early in the season; usually they see them more in the spring.

Their fate is unknown at this time.  Sakura is heading home after helping us at the Cove for several weeks, and a new Cove Monitor will be arriving shortly.

 

Taiji dolphin-hunting boats head out into the ocean at dawn.

 

Photos by Sakura Araki and Becca Jurczak.