The Dolphins Are Fighting For Their Lives As The Hunters Drive Them Closer Taiji Japan Wallpaper Collections

A banger boat driving the remainder of this pod out to sea - Taiji, Japan

The pod converging on one another before being driven back out to sea - Taiji, Japan

The pod being driven into the cove - Taiji, Japan

The hunters lost grip of one of the lifeless Risso's and quickly covered it up with tarps - Taiji, Japan

Nine dolphins being taken from their pod, out of the water unnaturally for the first time in their lives, never to swim the oceans again-Taiji,Japan

A diver grabs a dolphin by their beak during the captive selection process - Taiji, Japan

The hunters wrestling the rejected dolphins towards the outer net, where the banger boats await to drive the reminder of the pod back out to sea-1-Taiji, Japan

These beautiful, tiny dolphins that we swimming free only hours ago are now destined for a life in captivity - Taiji, Japan

A diver flipping this tiny Pantropical spotted dolphin over in the water to check the sex - Taiji, Japan

The diver is satisfied with his examination of this dolphin, and drags it below the tarps onto a skiff - Taiji, Japan

First banger boat has left the harbour, the rest following close behind - Taiji, Japan

A diver grabs a spotted dolphin to examine it during a captive selection - Taiji, Japan

The coast guard depart after the slaughter has finished - Taiji, Japan

Dolphins are fighting for their lives as the banger boats drive them closer to the Cove - Taiji, Japan

A large pod of pantropical spotted dolphins has been netted into the cove and is being driven under the tarps in the cove- Taiji, Japan

The dolphins are fighting for their lives as the hunters drive them closer - Taiji, Japan

A mother swims close to her child - Taiji, Japan

The hunters draw across a net, sealing these dolphins in the cove with no means of escape - Taiji, Japan

A diver searching the glassy water for the evasive pod - Taiji, Japan

Two juveniles were with three elders all the way to the very end - Taiji, Japan