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Post by Mel Mel on Sept 12, 2007 17:53:43 GMT
The Solomon Islands is to resume the export of live bottlenose dolphins, with local fishermen being encouraged to sell the mammals as a way to earn money. Up to 100 will be allowed to be exported every year, according to the Solomons' fisheries minister, Nollen Leni. The dolphins are likely to be sold to marine parks, where they will perform in shows.
The New Zealand executive director of WWF (formerly the World Wide Fund for Nature), Chris Howe, said the development was appalling, and exporting live marine mammals was inhumane. "It's just bizarre to move dolphins from one side of the planet to the other," he said. "There are much more sustainable ways of developing your economy than doing that."...continued... www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,,2157298,00.html
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