The Cove 海豚湾

Hilary

Never depend upon government or institute. All social change comes from the passion of individuals.

--- Margaret Meat

Has anyone ever went to Sea World before?

Did you watch the performances by dolphin?

Dolphin’s smile

Dolphin are acoustic creature. That’s their primary sense.

The place dolphin live are noisy:

1. The dolphins are captured and put in a concrete tank surrounded by a stadium full of screaming people.

2. Filtration system makes a lot of noise.

A dolphin in the right spot can make a million dollar a year.This cause the largest slaughter of dolphin in the world.

Dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan 日本太极地区的海豚屠杀

An estimate of 23000 dolphins are killed in Japan.

Organization in Japan

Lots of groups here in Japan. e.g. World Wild Life Fun Green Pease International Fund for Animal Welfare

This is the largest dolphin slaughter in the World

Where are they?

This is one organization whose sole purpose is to protect all cetaceans in the wild.But for some reasons, small cetaceans, dolphins and porpoises, are not protected.

Dolphin are whales. Size does not matter.

The reason why small cetaceans are not popular with the IWC is because the whaling nations that set this thing up. Clearly has the best interest in leaving those out, particularly if they happen to be eating them.

International Wheel Commission (IWC)

Activist

The oceanic Preservation Society (OPS) Louie Psihoyos

Ric O’ Barry

Never depend upon government or institute. All social change comes from the passion of individuals.

--- Margaret Meat

Ocean’s Eleven Team;Ric O’BarryLouie PsihoyosKerner OpticalSimon MutchinsJoe ChisholmCharles Hamble EtonMandy-Rae CraickshankKirk KrackC. Scott Baker Ph.D

Ric O’ Barry was arrested three times in Florida, only in March in 2009Even though he did not know how many times he had been arrested because of Dolphin Saving。

Jane TipsonAnimal rights Activist Jane Tipson murdered over dolphin slave trade

Jane Tipson was the second colleague Ric has worked with that was murderedThe other was Jenny May

How dangerous their work is?

Through their work, a movie called <The Cove>about dolphin slaughter in Japan has published.By this movie, more people know what happen there and pay more attention to dolphin protection!

Thank you for their effort!