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Taiji: Japan's Dolphin Cull and the Clash of Cultures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

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Dolphin and humpback whale are just two of the items on the menu in the fishing village of Taiji where the locals battle Hollywood environmentalists and ‘racist’ foreigners. David McNeill mingles with the suspicious locals and witnesses a clash of cultures. Below, too, see his interview with dolphin trainer turned activist Ric O'Barry.

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