Tanks. Collapsed dorsal fins. Fights. Stress. Depression. Abuse. Death. This is captivity. Orcas‚ or commonly known as killer whales‚ have been held in captivity since 1961. Marine parks‚ like SeaWorld and Marineland‚ tear orca families apart by plucking whales from the ocean and selling them for millions of dollars or trapping them in tanks for entertainment. Most of the times‚ there are orcas that are sometimes aggressive towards the other orcas in the tanks and are forced to do tricks and entertain
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At SeaWorld‚ they are forced to live with orcas that they do not know in small tanks that they are accustomed too (“Aquariums and Marine Parks”). These things can cause stress and conflicts between the orcas. The stress and other byproducts of captivity can lead to life-threatening health problems. Many of the orcas in captivity hurt themselves due to the stress of their surroundings
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debate since 1970 on whether or not these parks and entertainment should be allowed. These parks are making the animals sick and hurting them; Not only that‚ but they are teaching the people unrealistic expectations about the relationships between humans and animals. These animals lives are being shortened in captivity. With the facts‚ it is clear that this system is clearly wrong and brutally harmful.
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in the 1860’s and 70’s‚ there have been many animals being captured into captivity. Today there is an estimate of over 7‚500 captive animals in entertainment facilities. The most common animals that you will find in captivity are exotic animals and marine animals. Some people who constantly view these animals are entertained by their “funny or silly” actions‚ and they think that they know a lot about that animal. Other people may think that zoos can be fun and educational‚ but these facilities usually
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dependant on its oceanographic distribution‚ or the increase in susceptibility of disease. Due to the inability of humans to alleviate the problems which may arise from climate change‚ it will eventually have serious consequences for the survival of marine mammals. With cetaceans‚ particularly in the polar regions‚ unable to adapt to the constantly evolving oceans at the same rate‚ the provision of a stable environment‚ such as in an aquarium‚ may ultimately be a superior way of ensuring the species
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captivity is because they are captured from the wild. On the documentary Blackfish it talked about how Five orcas currently at SeaWorld were kidnapped from their ocean homes. For example‚Tilikum‚ a 32-year-old orca‚ was captured at the age of 2 by a marine “cowboy.” Tilikum wasn’t taken from his natural environment because he was
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O’Barry and filmmaker ’Louie Psihoyos (I)’ go about trying to expose one of what they see as the most cruel acts against wild dolphins in the world in Taiji‚ Japan‚ where dolphins are routinely corralled‚ either to be sold alive to aquariums and marine parks‚ or slaughtered for meat. The primary secluded cove where this activity is taking place is heavily guarded. O’Barry and Psihoyos are well known as enemies by the authorities in Taiji‚ the authorities who will use whatever tactic to expel the two
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What are the various ways that marine mammals are being killed and how is this killing affecting us? According to the World Wide Fund (WWF)‚ every year about 308000 whales‚ dolphins and porpoises die because of fishing gear like nets (2003). Other than the deliberate killing annually‚ these numbers of marine mammals die because of becoming entangled in nets and at times‚ drowning because of them. This is called ‘bycatch’; when an animal is accidentally caught as some other animal is trying to be
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Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat state‚India. In 1980‚ an area of 270 km2. from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary. Later‚ in 1982‚ a core area of 110 km2 was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act‚ 1972 of India. It is the first national marine park of India. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park‚ most of them
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A Career in Marine Mammal Science Many people want to become involved with marine mammals such as sea otters‚ dolphins‚ seals‚ manatees‚ or whales. Perhaps such interest has been sparked by Flipper the dolphin on television or Keiko the orca whale in the popular movie‚ Free Willy. Interest in marine mammals has also been generated by the many underwater movies publicly pleading for protection of endangered whales. Others are just simply scientifically curious. At any rate‚ there are many reasons
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