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The feeding of wild dolphins for tourist purposes is also controversial, and is prohibited in the US because it can alter natural hunting behaviour, disrupt social interaction, encourage the dolphins to approach or ingest dangerous objects, and endanger the person doing the feeding.
The Oceanic Preservation Society is a California-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes marine conservation and environmental protection by combating complex global issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, illegal wildlife trading, deforestation, and unsustainable fishing through documentary, film and media. [1]
Since 1990, over 100 countries have allowed people to eat up to 87 marine mammal species, including Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins [1] Marine mammals are a food source in many countries around the world. Historically, they were hunted by coastal people, and in the case of aboriginal whaling, still are.
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A rare "super pod" of more than 1,500 Risso's dolphins was spotted frolicking and enjoying the waters off the central coast of California near Monterey. More about deep-diving Risso's dolphins
Kangaroo meat is illegal in California. The ban was first imposed in 1971; a moratorium was put in place in 2007, allowing the importation of the meat, but the ban was re-implemented in 2015. [ 102 ] Kangaroo meat is also not considered biblically kosher by Jews or Adventists . [ 103 ]
The “super pod” of Risso’s dolphins was spotted in Carmel Bay, off central California’s coast. This species , which can grow to over 10ft long and weigh as much as half a metric tonne, is ...
In 2015 the California Coastal Commission approved SeaWorld's coastal development permit Application 6-15-0424, but they added a ban on breeding and the import and export of the orcas. [9] SeaWorld did not agree with the decision and sued the California Coastal Commission claiming they did not have the authority to ban orca breeding in ...