European Knight
07-15-2015, 07:05 PM
ANTIBES, France (AP) — Several hundred people protested Sunday at a popular marine animal park on the French Riviera, urging it to free the dolphins kept in its pools.
The Marineland park management said the dolphins are a crucial educational tool, and that releasing them into the wild could risk their lives because most were born in captivity and are accustomed to human companionship.
The animal rights activists waved picket signs in English and French at the entrance to the parking lot of the Marineland park in Antibes, trying to persuade visitors to sign petitions or go home.
Visitors at the park, popular with tourists from around Europe throughout the summer season, can swim with dolphins and see penguins, polar bears and the endangered Steller sea lion.
Protesters urge French Riviera marine park to free dolphins - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/news/science/article/Protesters-urge-French-Riviera-marine-park-to-6380108.php)
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The Marineland park management said the dolphins are a crucial educational tool, and that releasing them into the wild could risk their lives because most were born in captivity and are accustomed to human companionship.
The animal rights activists waved picket signs in English and French at the entrance to the parking lot of the Marineland park in Antibes, trying to persuade visitors to sign petitions or go home.
Visitors at the park, popular with tourists from around Europe throughout the summer season, can swim with dolphins and see penguins, polar bears and the endangered Steller sea lion.
Protesters urge French Riviera marine park to free dolphins - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/news/science/article/Protesters-urge-French-Riviera-marine-park-to-6380108.php)
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