Dolphins used as bait for sharks

Name: Dolphins used as bait for sharks
Uploaded: 2013-10-20T21:14:30Z
Duration: P111S
Description: ITV News has obtained footage proving - for the first time - that fishermen in South America are illegally hunting dolphins. Environmentalists believe thousands of the animals are slaughtered every year, with their meat being used as bait for sharks. The practice was filmed 100 kilometres off the coast of Peru.

Clip: 10/20/2013 | 1m 51s

ITV News has obtained footage proving - for the first time - that fishermen in South America are illegally hunting dolphins. Environmentalists believe thousands of the animals are slaughtered every year, with their meat being used as bait for sharks. The practice was filmed 100 kilometres off the coast of Peru.

Aired: 10/20/13

Rating: NR

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