Netting and Killing of Dolphins Rampant
12/4/08
The state invites holidaymakers to its shores to watch dolphins popping up. But for the aquatic mammal, Kerala is fast turning into hell. Recently, several instances of fishermen killing dolphins and selling them in the markets have come to light in places like Poonthura near here, Beypore in Kozhikode and Cherai near Kochi — the south, central and northern Kerala. “We have taken up the issue with the authorities many times but no action has been taken. The humpbacked sea dancers are being hunted mainly because the anglers are ignorant of the law and they face an uncertain future in Kerala,” conservation campaigner Professor Kunhikkannan said. Dolphin species like bottle noses and spinners are mostly present in the Kerala waters.
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Tags: Environment, India