Notorious For Dolphin Slaughter, Taiji Is Also Guilty Of Orca Whale Abuse
Nami was captured off the coast of the Wakayama Prefecture town of Taiji in 1986 and had been kept for 24 years at the Taiji Whale Museum. Nami was then transferred to the aquarium in Nagoya after the...
View ArticleToday Is World-wide ‘Inspire Japan’ Day: Eco-toursim Is Profitable
Today (4/16/11) people world-wide are offering inspiration to the people of Japan (see below). In the spirit of the day’s event, I found this engaging video on eco-tourism to share. Maybe as Japan...
View ArticleSeaWorld Is Tied to the Annual Taiji Dolphin Slaughter In This Provocative...
The full-length version of this visually stunning and emotionally engaging film, A Fall From Freedom, is available for free viewing on the movie’s website here (it may take a few minutes to load)....
View ArticleSurfers For Cetaceans – Making Waves for Dolphins and Whales
This photo, with its clear message, is just one of over twelve thousand appearing in the Surfers For Cetaceans (S4C) website, and that number will doubtless continue to grow as people everywhere learn...
View ArticleViolent Dolphin Capture Caught On Video
(Update of a previous post) The capture of the Southern Resident orca L-pod member, now known as “Lolita” and living at the Miami Seaquarium, was a horrifying event in which several of her family...
View ArticleSeaWorld, Japan, and the Harderwijk Dolphinarium Linked in International...
This video segment, taken from the feature length documentary “A Fall From Freedom” illustrates the way that marine amusement parks have skirted regulations for decades and continue to thumb their...
View ArticleHalf a Million Dall’s Porpoises Killed in Japan Since the 1960′s, Slaughter...
Dall’s porpoises are stunningly beautiful, and are known for their incredible speed and agility – but they are no match for modern ships and lethal harpoons thrown by the hands of Japanese fishermen....
View ArticleDaytona Race Car Driver Leilani Munter Races for Taiji Dolphins and the Ocean...
“On Feb 18, 2012 (my birthday) I will be racing “The Cove” race car in Daytona’s ARCA race. This will be the first ever ocean awareness race car to ever hit the high banks of Daytona. Help us make it...
View ArticleDaytona Race Succeeds in Bringing Awareness of the Plight of Japan’s Dolphins
The blue marble, when held at arm’s length, represents how the earth looks from up in space – a fragile blue orb dependent upon the oceans to sustain life. Yesterday at Daytona, Leilani Munter raced to...
View ArticleAmazon.com is Selling Whale and Dolphin Meat, EIA Calls for Embargo
Update: at about 7 pm PST 2/21/12 I checked my email and found the following: “Hello, I apologize for all the inconvenience you experienced in this case. I have forwarded your feedback to our concern...
View ArticleTaiji, “Look Not Upon a Right Whale”; In 1878 Greed Cost the Lives of Over...
The superstition: Some years ago there lived a wealthy fisherman called Matsushima Tomigoro at Matsushima, in Nagasaki. He made a large fortune by whale-fishing. One night he dreamed a strange dream. A...
View ArticleSeaWorld, Sea Life Park, and Dolphin Quest Are Linked to Dolphin Massacre
Update January 20th, 2014 7 pm EST. The dolphins who were not chosen for captivity are now being slaughtered as the world watches. Please continue to voice your outrage, and consider boycotting the...
View ArticleU.S. State Department Expresses Concern About the Japan Dolphin Drive,...
Below is the audio recording from the National Public Radio interview with State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf. It is about three minutes long and worth listening to as they discuss Ambassador...
View ArticleThe Blackfish Effect Continues: Captive Whales and Dolphins Have an Ally in...
In another case of ‘when you know better, you do better’, the creative genius who brought us Virgin Airlines as well as over a hundred other ventures has now taken a stand on cetacean issues – when...
View ArticleChildren raise their voices and stand witness for dolphins in Japan
“The dolphins who had survived the ordeal were all young, comprised of babies and juveniles. They appeared lethargic and their breathing, uneven. Yet, they hovered close to the area where their family...
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