Chasity Choran The Poison of Greed and Mercury: A Case for Dolphins “They call him Flipper‚ Flipper‚ faster than lightning‚ No-one you see‚ is smarter than he...” And so it began. The craze over our adorable aquatic friend‚ the dolphin‚ came to life. Before the Flipper TV series‚ there were only 3 dolphinariums in existence. Now‚ the dolphin industry is a multi-million dollar business. Richard O ’Barry was one man that helped train the dolphins used in the show. For years he flourished off the
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wrong‚ in this case‚ become provoked. So they had to sneak into the cove/lagoon with a special ops crew and high-tech equipment to plant hidden cameras and microphones around the area. The team then exposed this to the members of the International Whaling Commission on live television. The documentary was filmed in 2007 and released in 2009 ‚ nearly 7 years ago. Even after this it has hardly achieved
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over the world. One of these problems is Sea Mammal Hunting‚ which occurs mainly in Japan. The Japanese are hunting sea mammals‚ resulting in horrific effects on the sea mammal population. The organization Greenpeace has addressed this problem. They are working to end this problem by educating about it‚ through anti-sea mammal hunting campaigns being broadcasted worldwide. Sea mammal hunting is a major issue in Japan. Recently 333 Minke whales were killed; 103 males and 230 females- most of which pregnant
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Whaling Against- Dear Editor‚ I am writing to tell you that I disagree very strongly about the whole topic of whaling‚ I think that it should stop at once because of the amount we are killing is unbelievable‚ and I would hate to say it but if we keep on going at this rate‚ there is a chance that the whale could face extinction‚ I only found out the other day that there are an estimated 5000 whales killed every year. Firstly once you have killed a whale it takes a longer time to replace
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The question of whether whaling should be allowed in countries like Japan and Norway is a complex mix of cultural‚ economic‚ and political facets. To me‚ however‚ it is not a difficult question to answer. Simply put‚ while I would not disagree with the hunting of whales by the two countries if they did so sustainably and humanely‚ I think the practice has gone beyond a cultural activity‚ and therefore should not be considered for exemption under cultural reasons. A cultural activity is an activity
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modern whaling debate is in no doubt a strenuous one. Whaling in itself has been around since as far back as 6000BC and countries such as Japan and Norway have developed into nations which revolve around a market for such cetaceans as whales and dolphins. In fact‚ in Taiji‚ a small town on the southern shores of Japan‚ over thirty percent of their annual economy is generated from a market oriented around whales and dolphins (Hanlon‚ The Whaling Debate Intensifies). However‚ the idea of whaling can be
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the leg‚ and concludes the elephant is built like a tree. The next grasps the trunk and believes the elephant to be a giant snake. The third strokes the side‚ and describes a solid wall. A parallel exists here with the controversy over commercial whaling. No matter how long or hard proponents and opponents debate the subject‚ they never seem to be looking at the same animal. There are‚ of course‚ several aspects which have to be brought into perspective - ethical‚ cultural‚ scientific and political
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Australian Government should protect anti-whaling protesters who forcibly disrupt whaling ships Hello adjudicator‚ negative team and time keeper. I am… the first speaker of the Affirmative team. I will cover the points of whaling‚ and the legalities in Australia that surround it. We the Affirmative team define the topic as: The Australian Government should protect and safeguard the anti-whaling protesters who’s main objective is to stop the illegal whaling‚ prove wrongdoing by the countries in
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Makah and Whaling Introduction During the past 30 years the whales gradually became the center of public attention and sympathy. Tourists watching the whales off the eastern coast of the United States and in the lagoons of California‚ were struck by their remarkable nature and behavior. At the same time‚ the number of most large whales continued to decline. Certainly whale hunting was rather indiscriminate since the Middle Ages‚ reaching a point where these mammals were in imminent danger
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people. It has also been studied that the brains of whales are developed which means they are intelligent creatures. Since centuries whales have been hunted down for their oil and meat. The process of killing whales for their meat and oil is called whaling. In the olden days only the slow moving whales were hunted. By the 17th century the demand for whale oil and meat rose and it wasn’t until the 18th century when a new hunting weapon was invented. Since harpoons were invented‚ fast paced whales like
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