Te zot voor woorden, deze dieren hebben hun gehoor al zo hoognodig in de door herrie verscheurde stilte van de oceanen, dit door scheepsmotoren, olie- en gaswinning, seismische proeven t.b.v.: de (vooral) VS marine en nogmaals de oliemaffia.........
Het is zo, dat zelfs het leven van walvisachtigen afhangt van een uitstekend functionerend gehoor.......
Hier de petitie die iedereen kan tekenen. Lees en teken deze a.u.b. en geeft het door:
Stop the Air Force from Bombing Hundreds of Dolphins and Whales!
- van: Julie S.
Doelwit: National
Marine Fisheries Service: Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, United
States
The U.S.
Air Force plans to drop 100 bombs,
as large as 300 pounds each, on the waters north of Kauai, Hawaii,
each year for the next five years. The Air Force has requested
permission to harm 637 whales and dolphins in
executing this endeavor. If this plan is approved by the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA-Fisheries), it is estimated
that dozens
of marine mammals would be permanently deafened, and hundreds would
suffer from temporary hearing loss and changes in natural behavior.
Species that would be affected include the humpback whale, sei whale,
minke whale, and Fraser dolphin.
The
Air Force has proposed protecting dolphins and whales by looking for
them on the surface of the water, a ridiculous strategy given that
the waters in the area are more than 15,000 feet deep.
The negative
impact of ocean noise on whales and dolphins has
been well documented. Marine mammals depend upon sound to navigate,
find mates, hunt, and communicate over hundreds of miles. Without
the ability to hear, they are rendered unable to perform the most
basic tasks necessary to their survival. Noise
from military testing, as well as commercial shipping and oil and gas
exploration, has caused trauma, deafness, and led to the mass
beachings and deaths of dolphins and whales around the world.
As
an animal lover, I am deeply saddened that beautiful, intelligent
marine mammals around the world are suffering horrifically because of
noise pollution caused by humanity. Collateral damage to innocent
wildlife should not be considered an acceptable consequence of
military testing. Please
sign this petition urging NOAA-Fisheries to block plans by the U.S.
Air Force that would cause harm to dolphins or whales. For
marine mammals to survive and flourish, we must stop noise pollution
in our oceans. Any testing plans by the military must give meaningful
and effective protection to these magnificent beings.
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