Dolphin eaters risk mercury poisoning

2010-05-09 20:04 –Taiji –Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary The Cove have dangerously high mercury levels,likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat,a government lab said on Sunday. The levels of mercury detected in Taiji residents were above the national average,but follow-up tests have [...]

Director denies ‘Japan-bashing’

2010-03-08 17:05 –Hollywood –The director of Oscar-winning documentary The Cove said the recent death of a trainer at SeaWorld in Florida proved whales and dolphins should not be held in captivity. Speaking after collecting his Oscar at the Kodak Theatre,Louis Psihoyos said the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in February supported [...]