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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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[Breaking News]Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

TAIJI, Japan, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales. (Kyodo)

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Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2023, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2023, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing vessels leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2022, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing vessels leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2022, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts

Fishing boats leave harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 3, 2015, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans. Protesters against the controversial practice and reporters also gathered there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts

Fishing boats leave harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 3, 2015, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans. Protesters against the controversial practice and reporters also gathered there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts

Fishing boats leave harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 3, 2015, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans. Protesters against the controversial practice and reporters also gathered there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season canceled for bad weather

Fishing boats are anchored at harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 1, 2015, as the season's first controversial drive hunting of dolphins and other small cetaceans in the area, where protestors have gathered apparently to obstruct the hunt, was canceled due to bad weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season canceled for bad weather

Fishing boats are anchored at harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 1, 2015, as the season's first controversial drive hunting of dolphins and other small cetaceans in the area, where protestors have gathered apparently to obstruct the hunt, was canceled due to bad weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts in western Japan

A fishing boat leaves a harbor in Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, early in the morning of Sep. 1, 2020, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans.

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts in western Japan

The season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans starts in waters off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sep. 1, 2020.

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts in western Japan

The season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans starts in waters off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2020.