The new film, The Cove, profiles the dramatic efforts of a small group of activists to document and expose the annual slaughter of thousands of dolphins in the Japanese drive hunts. Find out more about the film and forthcoming screenings near you at: www.thecovemovieuk.com

In a drive hunt, dolphins and small whales are rounded up out at sea by boats, driven to shore using loud, underwater noises and trapped in a bay, or harbour. They are then killed in the shallows, or hauled from the water for transportation to the slaughterhouse to be processed into meat and other products.

The aquarium industry, seeking live animals for display to the public, is helping to fund these brutal hunts in Japan by selecting the young, attractive animals and paying high prices for them.

On these web pages you'll find out more about drive hunts and WDCS's campaign to stop these hunts with your help. Please note that you many find some of the imagery used disturbing.