Skálabotnur dolphin drive slaughter 2021: Difference between revisions

The '''Skálabotnur dolphin drive slaughter of 2021''' is a tragic event that happened on September 12, 2021 in the Eysturoy region of the Faroe Islands, a Danish territory north of Scotland. After spotting a large pod of [[Atlantic white-sided dolphin|Atlantic white-sided dolphins]], locals used motorboats to drive the animals toward Skalabotnur Beach and then killed them with knives.<ref name=":0">https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/faroe-islands-to-evaluate-traditional-hunt-after-slaughter-of-1400-dolphins/</ref> More than 1,400 [[Dolphin|dolphins]] were killed in what was believed to be a record hunt.

This event has sparked outrage and criticism from both international conservation groups and locals, including groups involved in the practice.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58555694</ref> The hunt was unauthorized and in violation of local laws.<ref name=":0" /> The Faroese government promised to review the hunting of dolphins as a result of the outrage.<ref>https://uk.whales.org/2021/10/05/faroe-islands-whale-and-dolphin-slaughter-what-have-we-done-and-what-are-we-doing/</ref>