Recently appeared a new documentary that examines the critical status of the rare and highly endangered vaquita porpoise. The film, titled “Vaquita – Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise,” is available in English and Spanish and can be downloaded free http://www.vaquita.tv.Was realized the documentary earthOCEAN TV with the support of The Ocean Foundation, United States Marine Mammal Commission, NOAA Fisheries – Southwest Fisheries Science Center in the U. Continue reading
The reality in Japan dolphinariums
The suffering of dolphins in Japan goes after the trauma of the dolphin hunt – if they survive this – even further in the dolphinarium. When cleaning is discharged into the small round pool water. The dolphins are with their unprotected bodies on the floor. There needs to be cleaned where they are located, the animals are dragged across the floor. Continue reading
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Day Book (t) – Entry 21
The first fatal hunting are early today in the bay of the first Taiji dolphins have been killed. About 15 Risso's dolphins were hunted yesterday Monday morning in the bay and there with an additional power disconnection in the “death cove” crammed. This is the part of the bay, from the street and the beach is not visible and where each of the animals are slaughtered. Continue reading
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Day Book (t) – Entry 20
What is more, and yet to come directly to Mikura, come from the island, where at least seven of the dolphins early in Toshima leben.Heute now here we are arrived bleary-eyed from a ferry ride uncomfortable. The harbor walls of Mikura act like a massive cement fortress against the Pacific, which, with its elemental forces besieged the small port in any storm and run up an army of fearsome waves against the stronghold 200 kilometers south of Tokyo can be. Continue reading
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Interview with Hans Peter Roth, live from Japan
Interview of 20 September 2010 with Hans Peter Roth, a freelance journalist and author of “The Cove” in early September of the same name Film.Seit observed Hanspeter OceanCare for the events around the dolphin hunt in Taiji Bay / Japan. After his stay in Taiji Hans Peter traveled to two Japanese islands. Continue reading
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Day Book (t) – Entry 19
First it was An animal. The bottlenose dolphin first appeared in 1995 in Toshima. “I was diving for snails, as I felt myself suddenly observed,” recalls San Moriama “I turned around and looked directly into the eye of a wild dolphin. He had me looking over their shoulders! “The local fishermen began trusting animal that he had never seen before to play. Continue reading
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Day Book (t) – Entry 18
Beautiful, hopeful stories when it comes to dolphins in Japanese waters? There they are! For example, the story of Koko and Piko. Two tame wild bottlenose dolphins, mother and daughter appeared in 1997 on the Japanese island of Toshima and made friends with the people here. The residents and fishermen liked the animals and cared for her. Continue reading
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Day Book (t) – Entry 17
Alarm signal from Futowant Rumors make the rounds for some time that the fishermen of Futo, some 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, for the first time since 2005 to prepare a dolphin hunt. This “saber rattling” is nothing new. Each year these people emphasize that they are still the “License to Kill” have. Continue reading
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Day Book (t) – Entry 16
Wave forecast = forecast dolphin huntingAll night drumming again heavy rain on the tin roofs of Katsuura and soak the soil thoroughly with the long overdue precious liquid. This is also precious rain this morning. Namely, it prevents a good view of the lake and thus the Delfinjagd. Continue reading
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Day Book (t) – Entry 15
Even today the Delphi hunters are extended to the hunt and returned empty-handed. We do not mind! So we let the day for once something quieter and drive to the location near Kushimoto, the southernmost point of Japan's main island Honshu.Dieser southernmost point is also the northernmost point on earth, where there are tropical corals. Continue reading
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