Miami, United States
The US authorities are looking for those responsible for deaths of two dolphins, one of them because of a bullet, and they offered a reward of up to $ 20,000, reported Tuesday National Administration of the Atmosphere and the Oceans (NOAA).
Harassing, hunting, killing or feeding wild dolphins carries penalties of up to one year in prison and fines of up to $ 100,000, in accordance with the Marine Animal Protection Act of 1972, recalled the NOAA.
The federal agency reported that they are already 29 dolphins that have died since 2002 due to shots, arrow wounds or blows with objects related to fishing activity.
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He explained that biologists from the Costa Esmeralda Wildlife Refuge found one of the dolphins with a shot in the side, in the city of Pensacola, in northwestern Florida.
In Naples (southwest Florida), the environmentalists of the State Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) found Another dead copy.
In this case, the marine mammal had a fatal head wound, which had been caused by a bullet or a sharp object.
The NOAA he lamented that in less than a year they have died four dolphins, which, he said, shows an increase in cases.
In May of last year, he said, they found one of these animals with a gunshot wound on Captiva Island, on the west coast of Florida.
Experts believe that these types of deaths occur because of the people who give eat the dolphins, since later these animals link the presence of humans and ships with food, which puts them in dangerous situations.
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“Dolphins can suffer fatal impacts from ships, become entangled, ingest fishing gear or suffer acts of intentional violence,” said the federal agency.
He recommended that all citizens not feed these living beings to protect them against this type of danger and avoid punishment and fines.
Recently, a man had to pay 1,250 dollars for feeding a dolphin while on vacation in Florida.
The organization is also collaborating with the Department of Justice to initiate criminal proceedings for a case that occurred in 2009, when a ship captain was arrested for produce homemade bombs which then pulled against the dolphins.
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