Tune in tomorrow, 2.4 a.m. to The Diane Rehm Show. Diane will interview @Earth Earth Island Institutes Ric OBarry,, founder/director of Ric OBarrys Dolphin Project and others about the #Environmental Outlook: Controversy Over #Dolphin Hunting In #Japan thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-02-04/environmental-outlook-controversy-over-dolphin-hunting-japan Dolphin hunting is legal in many parts of the world, including the Solomon Islands, parts of Denmark and Peru. But the largest dolphin hunt in the world takes place in Taiji, Japan. Every year, more than 700 wild dolphins are killed by fishermen, their bodies sold as meat to stores in Japan. Hundreds more dolphins are captured and sold to aquariums around the world. In a recent tweet, U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy called the Taiji dolphin hunt inhumane. The Japanese government says it’s an integral part of their tradition and culture. For this month’s Environmental Outlook, Diane and guests discuss the controversy over dolphin hunting in Japan. Guests Diana Reiss, Ph.D. marine mammal scientist and professor of cognitive psychology, Hunter College and dolphin researcher, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Md. Richard OBarry, activist, former dolphin trainer and founder of The Dolphin Project, a campaign under the @International International Marine Mammal Project at the non-profit Earth Island Institute. Kyle Cleveland, Ph.D. associate director of the Institute for Contemporary Asian Studies, Temple University’s campus in Tokyo, Japan. The Diane Rehm Show Public radio’s most powerful talk program according to Arbitron.* The Diane Rehm Show is produced at WAMU, carried on over 190 stations and distributed by NPR, NPR Worldwide and SIRIUS satellite radio. Check you local listings here:thedianerehmshow.org/stations
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 01:26:07 +0000