Take Part
written by Ric O'Barry
Monday September 20, 2010
On this past weekend’s episode of Blood Dolphins, our Earth Island team successfully negotiated an END to a 450-year tradition of killing dolphins with three of eight tribes in the Solomon Islands! Watch for yourself an excerpt from "A Dolphin Hunting Moratoriam."
This is a HUGE victory for the dolphins and will result in thousands of lives saved. The Solomon Islands are right behind Japan in terms of the number of dolphins brutally killed each year. Killing dolphins is so engrained in local customs that the teeth are used for currency.
The team went there unsure of what to expect. So we listened, heard local concerns and together came to a reasonable conclusion. As a result, we have agreed to help them develop sustainable long-term solutions to dolphin hunting. And they will stop killing dolphins.
We have a hard commitment from them for two years. But we must help them build viable alternatives that will allow them to thrive beyond that point, and serve as an example for other tribes.
Progress in the Solomon Islands could be a shining beacon of what’s possible for other dolphin-hunting countries—specifically Japan and the Faroe Islands. The Solomon Islands are far more primitive and remote than either of these places. If they can adapt, can’t modern-day Japan and Denmark?
We believe they can, with your help. Find out how to help below.
As always, thanks for your support.
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