Tag: dolphins

• Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Faroe Islands limit traditional catch of dolphins to 500; 'barbaric practice' killed 1,423 last year

  

  Faroe Islands announced on Sunday that the traditional catch of dolphins to be killed in its water would provisionally be limited to 500. The decision to crack down on the number of hunted dolphins comes after public outcry from last year's hunt, where over 1,423 white-sided dolphins were killed, a spree that shocked even residents who supported the practice.

• Friday, February 26th 2021 - 21:27 UTC

  Drones in New Zealand to protect endangered dolphins

  

  The New Zealand's government is supporting a new project using drone technology to understand and protect the endangered Māui dolphins in the country. Maui dolphins live in a small stretch of ocean off the west coast of New Zealand's North Island and current estimates suggest that only 63 dolphins older than one year remain, raising concerns that they may soon become extinct.

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Some forty dolphins die in area of Mauritius affected by a Japanese tanker oil spill

  

  At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses said on Friday, as onlookers described the deaths of one mother dolphin and her baby.

• Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:36 UTC

  Dozens of dead dolphins washing up on France's Atlantic coast

  

  Dead dolphins are washing up on France's Atlantic coast in such high numbers that local populations of the mammals are at risk, marine biologists say.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 06:36 UTC

  Canada bans capture and breeding of cetaceans such as whales and dolphins

  

  Canada's parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the capture and breeding of cetaceans such as whales and dolphins in a move hailed by animal rights activists. The bill, first proposed in 2015 and now awaiting symbolic royal approval, will not apply retroactively, meaning captive marine mammals can stay confined.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Campaign to end “circus-style” shows with dolphins at theme parks

  

  After the documentary film Blackfish galvanized a movement to end SeaWorld's killer whale performances, animal rights activists on Wednesday called for an end to “circus-style” dolphin shows at the theme parks.