endangered species dolphins

Approximately 20,000 dolphins are killed legally each year in Taiji, Japan. The majority is killed at sea, but thousands are killed in dolphin hunts along coastal lagoons and coves.Dolphin hunts take place both to capture live dolphins for marine parks and aquariums and to kill dolphins for their meat.IOn coastal areas, dolphins are hunted by “drive-fishing” or “drive hunting” techniques, in which the dolphins are herded into net cages by loud banging sounds that disrupt their sensitive sonar, causing them to panic. Once trapped in the nets, they are either dragged to shore or to shallow cove waters where they remain until slaughtering.