Posts Tagged ‘dolphins’
Dolphin Hunting Season Begins Again on September 1 in Japan’s “The Cove”
The award winning documentary, The Cove (2009), stirred up quite a reaction on its release. However, despite the publicity The Cove made, it doesn't mean that the horror is all over for the dolphins in the waters just off Taiji, Japan, where The Cove was filmed. Dolphin hunting season officially starts again on September 1 - and the Japanese [...]
U.K. Government Allows Seismic Surveys for Oil and Gas Inside Conservation Area for Dolphins (video)
It seems like governments don't learn anything. The United States is in the throes of the Gulf Oil disaster - and the U.K. government has decided to allow seismic surveys for oil and gas in the Moray Firth (Scotland), endangering the lives of bottlenosed dolphins in the area. In addition, part of the area is designated a Special Area of [...]
“The Cove”: A Documentary on the Danger and Crimes Against Dolphins
Yesterday I watched the feature documentary, The Cove (2009). Although it has been around for a while, I don't get to see many movies until they go to DVD, so this was a first for me. The movie won an Oscar for the Best Feature Documentary. However, this is not Disney movie about "cute" dolphins. If you are going to watch it, be prepared [...]
