Killing of more than 1,400 dolphins in Faroe Islands sparks massive outcry
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A conservation group's account of more than 1,400 dolphins being slaughtered over the weekend in the remote Faroe Islands has drawn a huge outcry online. Hunting for sea mammals is a common and regulated practice in the islands, which are a self-governing region of Denmark, but a government official says a "big mistake" led to the killing of far more animals than expected.
Sea Shepard Global, an international ocean conservation group, reported that on Sunday night, a super-pod of 1,428 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were killed off the Faroe Islands. The activists said hunters used speed boats and jet-skis to drive the dolphins into shallow water where they were killed.
Olavur Sjurdarberg, chairman of the Faroese Whalers Association, confirmed the killings to the BBC, saying that while the number of dolphins killed was excessive, it was accidental.
