BERKELEY, California, Oct. 1 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news:

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First Dolphin Captures for the Season in Taiji

Sep 30, 2026

By Mark J. Palmer

On September 1st, our colleague Kunito Seko witnessed the opening of the annual 6-month Taiji dolphin drive slaughter.

Often, on the first day, the dolphin hunters of Taiji, Japan, come up empty, but this year the . . .

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