RWS replies with the same point and still refuses to address the following concerns we raised in our published letter (http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC111028-0000604/ACRES-to-RWS--Set-the-record-straight):
"However, can RWS clarify if it conducted proper scientific studies into the status of the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in the Solomon Islands prior to their capture?
Can RWS scientifically state that its capture of the 27 dolphins was not detrimental to the survival of this species in the Solomon Islands?
Lastly, does RWS agree with the statement that the preference for Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins as a captive, display species "makes them vulnerable to depletion from such catches"?"
THANK you for the letters ''How educational is unnatural dolphin behaviour?'' (Dec 2, online) and...