"Cove" Town Suspends Dolphin Slaughter

Friday, September 11, 2009 - 15:35 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The Japanese town made infamous by the movie The Cove has temporarily suspended its hunt. The annual Taiji hunt claims around 2,000 dolphins, killed by hand after being herded into a shallow cove. Video.

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