Rise of the planet of the dolphins Scientists have discovered a dolphin that appears to have hooked thumbs on its flippers. Researchers from the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute were conducting boat surveys off the coast of Greece when the spotted the animal on two occasions. Alexandros Frantzis, president of the research institute, said that despite […]

2 years ago

Shall we watch humans jump through hoops instead? Travel agent Expedia has banned the use of adverts for holidays involving captive whales and dolphins performing for human entertainment. The use of marine life in performances is widely considered immoral and yet it continues throughout much of the world because people still continue to book tickets. […]

4 years ago

The animals were meant to be marked and released into the wild as part of a research programme Dozens of dolphins have been slaughtered in the Faroe Islands less than two weeks after almost 1,500 were killed in an annual cull. The pilot whales were initially intended to be marked and released as part of […]

4 years ago

News of the ‘biggest massacre’ ever sparked mass outrage The Faroe Islands are set to review their cultural cull of dolphins and whales after news of the most animals killed ever in the tradition’s history broke last week. ‘Grindadráp‘ (simply referred to as ‘Grind’ in Faroese) is an annual hunt of pilot whales, bottlenose dolphins, […]

4 years ago

The annual cull, known as ‘Grindadráp’, is the only ancient whaling tradition that remains legally active in the world Thousands of dolphins have been killed in the Faroe Islands, making it one of the largest mass slaughters in recent history. Islanders usually kill around 1,000 animals each year and last year only 35 white-sided dolphins […]

4 years ago