25 dolphins awaiting shipment
to giant new Singapore resort
October 2012. 27 wild Indo-Pacific dolphins were caught in the waters of the
Solomon Islands in 2009, and were shipped to Ocean Adventure Marine Park in the
Philippines. The Philippines was never their intended final destination though,
more a ‘holding pen' whilst the vast Resorts World Sentosa was being built in
Singapore. The dolphins were and are held in the Philippines until
the Marine Life Park, part of Sentosa, was ready, and so they could be
‘trained' before reaching the resort.
Solomon Islands restrict
dolphin capture
They were imported from the Solomon Islands by Resorts World Singapore (RWS) into the Philippines in three batches in 2008, 2009 & 2011 despite scientific reports from the IUCN stating that the harvest of wild dolphins from the Solomon Islands could put the survival of the species at risk. The IUCN report titled "Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Assessment Workshop Report" estimates that the population of this particular species in the island nation is less than 5,000 individuals. To protect the species from extinction, the Solomon Island government banned dolphin hunts in their territorial waters starting January 1, 2012. Island officials have also limited the captures to one dolphin every 5 years.
They were imported from the Solomon Islands by Resorts World Singapore (RWS) into the Philippines in three batches in 2008, 2009 & 2011 despite scientific reports from the IUCN stating that the harvest of wild dolphins from the Solomon Islands could put the survival of the species at risk. The IUCN report titled "Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Assessment Workshop Report" estimates that the population of this particular species in the island nation is less than 5,000 individuals. To protect the species from extinction, the Solomon Island government banned dolphin hunts in their territorial waters starting January 1, 2012. Island officials have also limited the captures to one dolphin every 5 years.
According the Ocean Adventure,
the dolphins are not on display there, they are just being held and trained
before they are shipped to Singapore. Which seems to Wildlife Extra to go
against their own mission statement: "To establish a world-class marine
attraction that provides a highly entertaining and informative guest experience
through presentations and direct interaction with marine mammals, and viewing
of marine life exhibits. To increase public awareness on the need to protect
and conserve marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and to contribute to the
improvement of the quality of life of the surrounding communities."
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