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Grindadráp is the local name for a yearly event that sees the people of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing archipelago under Denmark, hunt long-finned pilot whales as well as other species of cetaceans such as bottlenose dolphins, white-sided dolphins and Risso’s dolphins.<ref>[[wikipedia:Whaling_in_the_Faroe_Islands|Whaling in the Faroe Islands]] Wikipedia</ref>  
Grindadráp is the local name for a yearly event that sees the people of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing archipelago under Denmark, hunt long-finned pilot whales as well as other species of cetaceans such as bottlenose dolphins, white-sided dolphins and Risso’s dolphins.<ref>[[wikipedia:Whaling_in_the_Faroe_Islands|Whaling in the Faroe Islands]] Wikipedia</ref>
 
On the 11 July, 2023 passengers on a cruise ship in the Faroe Islands witnessed a pilot whale hunt, known as the grind, taking place right in front of them. The hunt resulted in the killing of 78 pilot whales, including 9 young calves.<ref>[https://orca.org.uk/news-blog/cruise-ship-passengers-horrified-as-faroe-islands-pilot-whales-slaughtered-in-front-of-them Cruise ship passengers horrified as Faroe Islands pilot whales slaughtered in front of them] ORCA [https://web.archive.org/web/20230714210538/https://orca.org.uk/news-blog/cruise-ship-passengers-horrified-as-faroe-islands-pilot-whales-slaughtered-in-front-of-them Archived] July 14, 2023</ref> A flotilla of boats and jet-skis herded the whales into shallow waters, where they were hauled ashore and slaughtered. The UK whale and dolphin charity ORCA, with conservationists on board the ship, criticized the Faroese authorities for allowing such a spectacle to occur in front of tourists who had come to see marine life in its natural environment.


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Revision as of 21:06, 14 July 2023

Grindadrap vagur, faroe islands
Grindadrap vagur, faroe islands

Grindadráp is the local name for a yearly event that sees the people of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing archipelago under Denmark, hunt long-finned pilot whales as well as other species of cetaceans such as bottlenose dolphins, white-sided dolphins and Risso’s dolphins.[1]

On the 11 July, 2023 passengers on a cruise ship in the Faroe Islands witnessed a pilot whale hunt, known as the grind, taking place right in front of them. The hunt resulted in the killing of 78 pilot whales, including 9 young calves.[2] A flotilla of boats and jet-skis herded the whales into shallow waters, where they were hauled ashore and slaughtered. The UK whale and dolphin charity ORCA, with conservationists on board the ship, criticized the Faroese authorities for allowing such a spectacle to occur in front of tourists who had come to see marine life in its natural environment.

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