How The Wild Dolphin Feeding Industry Threatens This Species� Survival

IS FEEDING DOLPHINS IN THE WILD ETHICAL?

You have a bucket of freshly caught fish in your hands. Just under the edge of the boat, there�s a pod of playful wild dolphins interacting with each other. Would throwing a fish or two into the waters below be �acceptable�? Are we doing them a favour by satisfying their hunger, or are we actually causing them harm?

Sonja Eisfeld-Pierantonio of Whale and Dolphin Conservation cautions:

�Wild dolphins conditioned to seek food from humans can become less willing to hunt for themselves and may not teach their young vital hunting skills. They learn to beg for a living, losing their fear of humans.�

This article summarizes the negative effects of feeding dolphins in the wild, and we hope that you take a few minutes to read this insightful and educational article. You may be surprised at the potential detrimental effects caused by feeding wild dolphins! Feeding wild dolphins:

1.Alters their behaviour

2.May cause transmission of zoonotic diseases

3.Leads to injury and death

4.Gives a conflicting conservation message

With dolphins- as with all wild animals – we ought to be responsible and watchful of how our actions may cause them great harm � even if it�s unintentional.

Source: http://www.afd.org.au/news-articles/how-the-wild-dolphin-fee..

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