Solomon Islands dolphin hunts cast spotlight on small cetacean survival
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 17:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new study on the impact of 'drive-hunting' dolphins in the Solomon Islands is casting a spotlight on the increasing vulnerability of small cetaceans around the world. From 1976 to 2013, more than 15,000 dolphins were killed by villagers in Fanalei alone, where a single dolphin tooth can fetch the equivalent of 70 cents -- an increase in value of five times just in the last decade.