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The '''Skálabotnur dolphin drive slaughter of 2021''' is a tragic event that happened on September 12, 2021 in the Eysturoy region of the Faroe Islands, a Danish territory north of Scotland. After spotting a large pod of [[Atlantic white-sided dolphin|Atlantic white-sided dolphins]], locals used motorboats to drive the animals toward Skalabotnur Beach and then killed them with knives.<ref>https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/faroe-islands-to-evaluate-traditional-hunt-after-slaughter-of-1400-dolphins/</ref> More than 1,400 [[Dolphin|dolphins]] were killed in what was believed to be a record hunt. | The '''Skálabotnur dolphin drive slaughter of 2021''' is a tragic event that happened on September 12, 2021 in the Eysturoy region of the Faroe Islands, a Danish territory north of Scotland. After spotting a large pod of [[Atlantic white-sided dolphin|Atlantic white-sided dolphins]], locals used motorboats to drive the animals toward Skalabotnur Beach and then killed them with knives.<ref name=":0">https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/faroe-islands-to-evaluate-traditional-hunt-after-slaughter-of-1400-dolphins/</ref> More than 1,400 [[Dolphin|dolphins]] were killed in what was believed to be a record hunt. | ||
This event has sparked outrage and criticism from both international conservation groups and locals, including groups involved in the practice.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58555694</ref> The Faroese government | This event has sparked outrage and criticism from both international conservation groups and locals, including groups involved in the practice.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58555694</ref> | ||
The hunt was unauthorized and in violation of local laws.<ref name=":0" /> The Faroese government promised to review the hunting of dolphins as a result of the outrage.<ref>https://uk.whales.org/2021/10/05/faroe-islands-whale-and-dolphin-slaughter-what-have-we-done-and-what-are-we-doing/</ref> The outcome of this review was that the Faroe Islands has decided to provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500 animals for the next two years.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62115343</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Grindadrap|Grindadráp]] | * [[Grindadrap|Grindadráp]] | ||
* [[Report:Protecting Marine Mammals in the UK and Abroad]] | |||
* [[Interview:Captain Paul Watson]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:25, 12 September 2023
The Skálabotnur dolphin drive slaughter of 2021 is a tragic event that happened on September 12, 2021 in the Eysturoy region of the Faroe Islands, a Danish territory north of Scotland. After spotting a large pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins, locals used motorboats to drive the animals toward Skalabotnur Beach and then killed them with knives.[1] More than 1,400 dolphins were killed in what was believed to be a record hunt.
This event has sparked outrage and criticism from both international conservation groups and locals, including groups involved in the practice.[2]
The hunt was unauthorized and in violation of local laws.[1] The Faroese government promised to review the hunting of dolphins as a result of the outrage.[3] The outcome of this review was that the Faroe Islands has decided to provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500 animals for the next two years.[4]
See also
External links
- 1428 Dolphins Slaughtered in the Faroe Islands Sunday Night Sea Shepard Global
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/faroe-islands-to-evaluate-traditional-hunt-after-slaughter-of-1400-dolphins/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58555694
- ↑ https://uk.whales.org/2021/10/05/faroe-islands-whale-and-dolphin-slaughter-what-have-we-done-and-what-are-we-doing/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62115343