Due to the great amount of captures of killer whales for marine parks in the nineteen- sixties and seventies, we are now realizing the consequences as we add Miami Seaquarium's killer whale, Lolita, to the endangered species list. Other factors contributed to the depletion in the population such as environmental factors as pollution, oil spills and noise from passing vessels. This is a grave reality has not put a halt to Lolita's requirement to perform for the marine park which has created an outrage from activists. Organizations such as PETA are doing their best to fight for Lolita, yet the Seaquarium claims that she is much safer in captivity than in the wild. But Miami Seaquarium is the oldest in the world and its tanks are obviously inadequate for a creature that was once swimming miles a day. Yet that is true in every marine park. There is also great uncertainty that such a domesticated creature could survive in what was once her home and it could be reckless to send her to the ocean to find out. So, the Lolita must remain a slave to the marine park.
The story of Lolita shows the damaging effects of humans reckless capturing of other mammals. While there is no real solution or happy ending for Lolita, this case demonstrates there are grave effects to keeping these animals for our entertainment. I find the forced shows and tricks of these magnificent creatures barbaric and needing to be ended soon. I trust activists organizations to speed up the process and bring light to the cruel nature of such marine parks.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/05/us/captive-killer-whale-lolita-endangered-species/index.html
Personally, I think it's cruel and unjust that we disrupt the ecosystem by capturing animals and then putting them in artificial habitats just for our own entertainment.
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