Letters Needed for Taiji Dolphins/Orcas

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Posted for Sakae Hemmi, Elsa Nature Conservancy

 

The infamous Taiji is planning to capture orcas, too!

 

Thank you for your help.

 

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Update from Taiji

 

Dolphins From Inhumane Drive Fishery Still Being

Traded!

Wild Orcas in Japan's Coastal Waters are In Danger!

 

The following is an update concerning Taiji dolphins

due to be exported to China:

 

1) The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and

Industry issued permission for exporting dolphins on

March 30, 2006.

 

2) One dolphin already died, and Taiji is planning to

export seven dolphins.

 

3) The seven dolphins, which are in a sea-pen in Taiji

Harbor, will be shipped out to Dalian, China by the

end of April.

 

4) We have learned that the two false killer whales

that have been missing since this January were already

dead. One died on February 16, the other on February

26.

 

5) The " Committee to Build a Town of Whales and

Nature-parks " reported the following things in January

this year:

 

** Taiji officials visited Dalian and Beijing. Taiji

established a friendly tie with two aquariums in

Dalian and one aquarium in Beijing to promote

" scientific research " by trading dolphins, caught in

the drive fishery.

 

** Mr. Kazutaka Sangen, Taiji town mayor, announced

his plan to capture orcas and send them to Dalian and

Beijing for more " scientific research " to improve

relations between Japan and China. He expects that the

governments of the two countries will permit and

support this orca-trade.

 

** The Beijing Aquarium has ordered ten dolphins. (No

information about when the dolphins are to be supplied

from Taiji, but it should be in 2006.)

 

Please continue to send faxes and e-mails objecting to

the dolphin exports!

 

Lots of letters are needed to stop this trade of

dolphins, and the future capture and trade of orcas.

 

Please send a petition/request to:

Mr. Kazutaka Sangen, Town Mayor of Taiji

E-mail:taiji

Fax:¡@+81-735-59-2884

 

Mr. Toshihiro Nikai, Minister of Economy, Trade, and

Industry

E-mail:webmaster

Fax: +81-3-3501-6942

 

Mr. Teruyuki Komiya & Mr. Ken-ichi Kitamura,

Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums

E-mail: exdjaza

Fax: +81-3-3837-1231

 

Mr. Yoshiki Kimura, Governor of Wakayama Prefecture

Email: e0001003

Mr. Fax: +81-73-423-9500

 

Please visit www.savetaijidolphins.org for detailed

information on this issue.

 

Thank you so much for your cooperation and help.

Sakae Hemmi, Elsa Nature Conservancy, Japan

 

One Voice/Earth Island Institute/Elsa Nature

Conservancy coalition

www.savetaijidolphins.org