Japan’s controversial annual dolphin hunt is underway in waters close to the coastal village of Taiji.
During the hunt, which has been carried out for decades, the animals are rounded up and driven into shallow waters where they are trapped by nets, before being slaughtered with knives.
The last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia died on 28 May 2019 Willem V Strien 7/17 Sumatran Tiger There are fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left today.
The last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia died on 28 May 2019 Willem V Strien 7/17 Sumatran Tiger There are fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left today.
The hunt comes weeks after Japan exited the International Whaling Commission and returned to commercially hunting whales for the first time since 1986.