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Originally published on January 20, 2014 A controversial annual dolphin hunt is currently underway in Taiji cove, Southwest Japan. Local fishermen have trapped more than 200 dolphins in a bay for a fourth night and many of them are likely to be slaughtered Tuesday (January 21), according to environmental activists who have been monitoring activities in the cove. Each year fishermen in Taiji first corral dozens of dolphins into a secluded bay. Then about 40 to 60 local fishermen work with nets to divide up the dolphin pod, initially estimated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society at more than 250, CNN reported. The