Hello all, some months ago I assisted to an event dedicated to promote marine conservation where people and a biologist from a company dedicated to dolphin shows and those things I can hardly tolerate, presented some slideshows about the ecological situation of our beloved Caribbean. I obviously qu…

Not at all, but wow! I was not aware of this.

Does that dolphin live in that small pool? https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.nz/education/animal-facts/dolphins/dolphin-faq/ https://savedolphins.eii.org/news/why-its-time-to-end-dolphin-captivity-once-and-for-all For South Africa - they say ours are animal rehab? https://www.reddit.com/r/Du…

Diana, that is all the information I have. It was, of course, all over the news (which is why I thought the topic front of mind), but the news stories would have been based on that official release. If you go to PROFEPA ’s main page and wait, you can see one additional photo as the news items scroll…

I think that the repeated deaths of “Baby Shamu” are relevant data points. A species that cannot viably reproduce in captivity is unsuited to the “ex situ conservation” narrative.

What you’re asking is not an easy question. It’s a matter of considerable debate even within the zoo industry.

There were a lot of success, too.

Yeah, that is the point. The point of this is to discuss. This is a forum, so many topics are or should be a matter of considerable debate. I just asked for opinions and awareness of any scientific research, nothing too much of a heavy burden for anyone. I know that this is not an easy question, but…

[image] jasonhernandez74: I think that the repeated deaths of “Baby Shamu” are relevant data points. Good point. I did not know about this case. I knew about Shamu and one of the babies, but nothing else. To this point it is embarrassing to me to say I have met Shamu in person and this is no …

Dolphins in captivity: how much are they suffering? I expect diverse opinions and sources

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Is this recent local event what brings this to mind?

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