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Australia For Dolphins
Action for Dolphins (AFD), formerly known as 'Australia for Dolphins', is an animal welfare charity committed to achieving international protection for small cetaceans (dolphins and other small whales). The organisation aims to end dolphin hunting and captivity. AFD was founded by CEO Sarah Lucas in 2012, after she made a life-changing journey to the Japanese town of Taiji to observe the world's largest dolphin drive hunts. Lucas returned to Taiji with Channel Nine's 60 Minutes film crew in January 2014 to make the documentary ''The Killing Cove'', which aired on February 21, 2014. Produced by Phil Goyen and presented by Liz Hayes, the segment documented the drive hunts, including the capture of a rare albino dolphin calf named Angel. Action for Angel lawsuit In January 2014, Angel the albino dolphin calf was captured in the Taiji drive hunts in Japan and sent to the Taiji Whale Museum. A month later, Sarah Lucas and other dolphin advocates attempted to enter the museum t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charitable Organization
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, Religion, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definition of a charitable organization (and of charity) varies between countries and in some instances regions of the country. The Charity regulators, regulation, the tax treatment, and the way in which charity law affects charitable organizations also vary. Charitable organizations may not use any of their funds to profit individual persons or entities. (However, some charitable organizations have come under scrutiny for spending a disproportionate amount of their income to pay the salaries of their leadership). Financial figures (e.g. tax refund, revenue from fundraising, revenue from sale of goods and services or revenue from investment) are indicators to assess the financial sustainability of a charity, especially to charity evaluators. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetaceans
Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel themselves through the water with powerful up-and-down movement of their tail which ends in a paddle-like fluke, using their flipper-shaped forelimbs to maneuver. While the majority of cetaceans live in marine environments, a small number exclusively reside in brackish water or fresh water. Having a cosmopolitan distribution, they can be found in some rivers and all of Earth's oceans, and many species inhabit vast ranges where they migrate with the changing of the seasons. Cetaceans are famous for their high intelligence and complex social behaviour as well as for the enormous size of some of the group's members, such as the blue whale which reaches a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters (98 feet) and a weight of 173 tonnes (190 short tons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetacea
Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel themselves through the water with powerful up-and-down movement of their tail which ends in a paddle-like fluke, using their flipper-shaped forelimbs to maneuver. While the majority of cetaceans live in marine environments, a small number exclusively reside in brackish water or fresh water. Having a cosmopolitan distribution, they can be found in some rivers and all of Earth's oceans, and many species inhabit vast ranges where they migrate with the changing of the seasons. Cetaceans are famous for their high intelligence and complex social behaviour as well as for the enormous size of some of the group's members, such as the blue whale which reaches a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters (98 feet) and a weight of 173 tonnes (190 short to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiji, Wakayama
270px, Taiji Town Hall 270px, Taiji Whale Museum is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 2960 in 1567 households and a population density of 510 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Taiji is the smallest municipality by area in Wakayama Prefecture. Geography Taiji is located on a forked peninsula that juts out into the Kumano Sea near the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula, with a rias coastline. On one side is Moriura Bay and on ten other is Taiji Bay. It is surrounded by the town of Nachikatsuura on three sides. Neighboring municipalities Wakayama Prefecture *Nachikatsuura Climate Taiji has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Taiji is 16.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2564 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolphin Drive Hunting
Dolphin drive hunting, also called dolphin drive fishing, is a method of hunting dolphins and occasionally other small cetaceans by driving them together with boats and then usually into a bay or onto a beach. Their escape is prevented by closing off the route to the open sea or ocean with boats and nets. Dolphins are hunted this way in several places around the world including the Solomon Islands, the Faroe Islands, Peru, and Japan which is the most well-known practitioner of the method. In large numbers dolphins are mostly hunted for their meat; some end up in dolphinariums. Despite the controversial nature of the hunt resulting in international criticism, and the possible health risk that the often polluted meat causes, tens of thousands of dolphins are caught in drive hunts each year. By country Faroe Islands Whaling in the Faroe Islands takes the form of beaching and slaughtering long-finned pilot whales. It has been practiced since about the time of the first Norse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60 Minutes (Australian TV Program)
''60 Minutes'' is an Australian version of the United States television newsmagazine show '' 60 Minutes,'' airing since 1979 on Sunday nights on the Nine Network. A New Zealand version uses segments of the show. The program is one of five inducted into Australia’s television Logie Hall of Fame. History The program was founded by veteran television producer Gerard Stone, who was appointed its inaugural executive producer in 1979 by media magnate Kerry Packer. Stone devised it to be an Australian version of CBS's US ''Sixty Minutes'' program and it featured well known reporters Ray Martin, Ian Leslie and George Negus. Its prominent early programs included a 1981 interview Negus conducted with UK leader Margaret Thatcher, during which the prime minister aggressively countered his questions. Negus asked Thatcher why people described her as ''pig-headed'' and the Prime Minister demanded he tell her who, when and where such comments were made. In 1982, Jana Wendt interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Hayes
Elizabeth Hayes (née Ryan, born 23 May 1956) is an Australian reporter, journalist and television presenter. Career Hayes is best known for her work as a reporter on ''60 Minutes'', and as a former co-host of ''Today''. Hayes was born in Taree, New South Wales, and started her career as a cadet journalist on the local ''Manning River Times'' newspaper, becoming assistant editor. She moved to Sydney and worked for ''New Idea'' and ''TV Week'' for a few weeks, before becoming a reporter for Network Ten's ''Eyewitness News''. In 1981 she was signed to the Nine Network, reporting for ''National Nine News'' and then presenting the '' National Nine Morning News''. In 1986, Hayes was appointed co-host of ''Today'' with Steve Liebmann and stayed co-host until 1996 with Tracy Grimshaw replacing her. In 1996, she joined ''60 Minutes'' as a reporter and remains in this position today. In 2021, Hayes celebrated 40 years with the Nine Network. Personal life Hayes met, and married, her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outside Court
Outside or Outsides may refer to: General * Wilderness * Outside (Alaska), any non-Alaska location, as referred to by Alaskans Books and magazines * ''Outside'', a book by Marguerite Duras * ''Outside'' (magazine), an outdoors magazine Film, theatre and TV * ''Outside'' (film), a 2004 short film by Jenn Kao * ''Outside'' (2002 film), a 2002 film produced by Chris Bender * "Outside", an episode of ''One Day at a Time'' (2017 TV series) Music * Outside (jazz), an element of musical composition/improvisation * Outside Music, a Canadian music distributor and record label * Outside Studios, a British recording studio, based in England Albums * ''Outside'' (Amar album), 2000 * ''Outside'' (David Bowie album), 1995 * ''Outside'' (Burna Boy album), 2018 * ''Outside'' (CFCF album), 2013 * ''Outside'' (Shelly Manne album), 1970 * ''Outside'' (O'Death album), 2011 * ''Outside'' (Tapes n' Tapes album), 2011 * ''Outsides'' (EP), by John Frusciante, 2013 * ''Outsides'', an albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Association Of Zoos And Aquariums
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is the "umbrella" organization for the world zoo and aquarium community. Its mission is to provide leadership and support for zoos, aquariums, and partner organizations of the world in animal care and welfare, conservation of biodiversity, environmental education and global sustainability. History After the ''International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens'' (IUDZG), founded in 1935 at Basel, Switzerland, ceased to exist during World War II, it was refounded in Rotterdam in 1946 by a group of zoo directors from allied or neutral countries. In 1950 IUDZG became an international organisation member of International Union for the Protection of Nature. In 1991 the IUDZG adopted a new name, ''World Zoo Organization'', and revised its membership rules to include regional zoo associations. In 2000 the organization got its current name, the ''World Association of Zoos and Aquariums'', to reflect a more modern institution work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Welfare And Rights In Australia
This article is about the treatment of and laws concerning non-human animals in Australia. Australia has moderate animal protections by international standards. National legislation There is little national animal welfare legislation in Australia; most animal welfare regulations are at the state and territory level. The Australian Animal Welfare Strategy developed a framework for the adoption of a single animal welfare regulation model to be adopted by each state and territory government. This resulted in regulations for the Australian Animal Welfare Standards for the Land Transport of Livestock, which have been implemented in every state except Western Australia. The Advisory Committee related to the Strategy has been disbanded, and the responsibility for further developing the Strategy has been handed over to the states and territories and national funding for animal welfare withdrawn. In 2014 Australia received a C out of possible grades A,B,C,D,E,F,G on World Animal Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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