The residents of Fanalei Island, in the Solomon Islands, say the lucrative hunts will help them buy land elsewhere and move off their sinking home. A pod of dolphins off the coast of South Malaita ...

The small town of Taiji made global headlines after the 2010 Academy Award-winning documentary film, The Cove, highlighted Japan’s little-known dolphin hunting practice. While the film was ...

FANALEI ISLAND, Solomon Islands — The call of a conch shell roused the dolphin hunters from their beds. Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church. There a priest led them in a ...

The Humboldt Current’s orcas have yet to be assigned to an ecotype, and documenting their dolphin-hunting provides clues about where this population might belong, researchers reported Thursday ...

Japan's controversial dolphin hunting season has begun, despite opposition from around the world. The hunt, which started last week and lasts about six months off the coast of Taiji in Wakayama ...

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In the meantime, though, Dysphemic is donating 100% of the track's proceeds to Action for Dolphins (AFD) in the charity's fight to end dolphin hunting and captivity. The Australian nonprofit ...

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Australian snubfin dolphins were only discovered as a distinct species in 2005, according to Whale and Dolphin Conservation, ...