Bloody slaughter of 100 bottlenose dolphins on Faroe Islands sparks global outrage

Bloody slaughter of 100 bottlenose dolphins on Faroe Islands sparks global outrage

One hundred bottlenose dolphins were slaughtered today on the Faroe Islands amid international outrage over their annual whale hunt. This morning around 100 of the sea mammals were herded into a bay, where they remained for several hours before being massacred by residents of Skálafjörður. The island’s whaling sheriff said this was the first time […]

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Killing of bottlenose dolphins in Western Australian trawl nets at ‘unsustainable’ levels, study warns

Killing of bottlenose dolphins in Western Australian trawl nets at ‘unsustainable’ levels, study warns

A study warns that bottlenose dolphins are being caught and killed at unsustainable numbers in trawl nets in Western Australia’s north. The discovery is based on an examination of the Pilbara trawl, which catches emperor, snapper, trevally, cod, and grouper for the Perth market. According to a report released last year by the federal environment […]

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