(blackfishmovie.com) Blackfish tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale who has not only injured several people in captivity but killed. Behind the scene footage and shocking interviews are shown throughout the film to present a convincing case against keeping these wild animals for human entertainment. This emotional, heart touching story challenges us to reconsider our relationship with nature. It reveals how little we know about these mammals. This documentary explores how the harmful living conditions may be causing orcas to lash out violently toward their trainers.
Humans are responsible for the slaughter of approximately 100 million sharks a year, by longlines, "sport" fishermen or by a murderous practise known as shark finning. Shark finning takes place at sea so the fishermen only have the fins to transport as the shark meat is lower value and is not worth the cost of transporting the bulky bodies. Hooked sharks are roughly hauled onto the boat; their fins hacked and sliced off while they are still alive. The defenseless sharks are then tossed back into the ocean, they slowly sink to the bottom and die an agonizing death, usually as they get eaten alive by other fish. This kind of brutal treatment of sharks is being tolerated all over the world and with 90% of the large shark population already wiped out, sharks are being depleted faster then they can reproduce.
Scientists were studying this correlation and discovered some of the reasons for this higher mortality rate. Some otters are caught and killed in fishermen’s nets, some drown in lobster pots, and predators such as sharks kill some. A final explanation for their low population in California is infectious diseases, which mostly kills
These runoffs have contributed to the beach closures, and the unsustainable condition of biological life in the lake. Human health is at great risk due to the untreated waste that is dumped in Lake Huron each year. The untreated sewage contains many viruses, two being Giardia (an intestinal parasite), cryptosporidium, which causes intestinal illnesses and even death. E. coli a more familiar virus has elevated its concentrations in Lake Huron, found in either animal or human feces, which causes diarrhea, nausea, and stomach cramps. ("Testing the waters,"
Before hunting was controlled in 1970, an estimated 10 million American Alligators were killed for their skin. The WCS captures them and puts them in zoos in order to stop people from hunting them. Also, states and federal laws monitor commercial use. They are primarily found along the Gulf of Mexico. Alligator mississippiensis Weight- approx.
Red is the endangered areas In image 2, the most endangered reefs are in areas that are considered “Third World”, where populations have limited access to education. The people here are concerned mostly with putting food on the table now, later can wait for another day. There is a problem with reef systems today that directly comes from people who probably did not know that they were causing it. Runoff from sewers, especially untreated sewage kills corals by: * Suffocating corals and zooxantheallae by covering them with sludge and cutting off
Killer Whales in Captivity: Entertainment or Torture? The death of the SeaWorld Orlando’s trainer Dawn Brancheau, in 2010, by one of their performing orcas (named Tilikum) and the subsequent release, in 2013, of the documentary Blackfish, have raised a major controversy not only among animal advocates such as PETA (People of Ethical Treatment of Animals) but also the regular marine park attendees. If the incidents presented in marine parks around the world, over the course of several the years, were not been hidden or ignored, this horrifying accident could have been prevented. The fact that some incidents were kept a secret from the public and new trainers, worsen the situation. After so many years and incidents, the captivity of killer whales or orcas (Orcinus orca) merely for entertainment purposes should be prohibited.
Comparing slavery to the whales is one of the ways Cowperthwaite portrays SeaWorld as being evil. SeaWorld makes many false claims to convince the general public that they are in the right. Claims such as lifespan (25-30 years more with veterinary care), Dorsal Collapse (25 percent), the whales are a family, and aggression is accidental or the trainers fault. In actuality lifespan reaches 80-90 in the wild, Dorsal
Africa and Florida’s environment both have issues and damages. The damages of the environment affect the animals that live in the area. Florida is known for its pollution in certain areas and this is what hurts the animals, from ranches and farms polluting the watered area where animals live they die off because of what is thrown in the water. In 1990, Florida Legislature banned drilling. This drilling happened on the coast-line with this happening most drilling comes with oil and with oil in the way of an animal they’ll get covered in it and soon die.
A Fight Against Dolphins and Whales in Captivity “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be determined by the way it treats its animals” - Mohandas Gandhi Whales and dolphins have recently become a topic of conversation after the death to Dawn Branchaeu, a forty-year-old marine mammal trainer who was killed by a whale during a show at Sea World. What made this majestic animal turn on its trainer? The answer is simple. This whale, like many others, was ripped from it family at a young age, put in a concrete tank and forced to do tricks for food. The conditions in which whales and dolphins are living in captivity are inhumane and unjust.