Another marine mammal lost.....
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/13...n.ap/index.html
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China's white dolphin goes extinct
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China's white dolphin goes extinct
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Very sad
Once again mans attempt to destroy the many wonders of our planet succeed..
Dive safe
DeanB
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As usual, people only value things that they can see and understand. That is why UW photography can be a powerful force for conservation.
For an interesting read on the topic of animal extinction see Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams. He has a story about visiting China to see the Yangzee river dolphin before it went extinct. The local villagers were so honored to have the foreign dignitaries that they had a banquet in their honor for which they caught and barbequed two river dolphins! I forget how many were estimated to exist at the time, but it was somewhere around 100. Sad.
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Damn! Now I'm really depressed.
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As usual, people only value things that they can see and understand. That is why UW photography can be a powerful force for conservation.
For an interesting read on the topic of animal extinction see Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams. He has a story about visiting China to see the Yangzee river dolphin before it went extinct. The local villagers were so honored to have the foreign dignitaries that they had a banquet in their honor for which they caught and barbequed two river dolphins! I forget how many were estimated to exist at the time, but it was somewhere around 100. Sad.
Not quite accurate. The bbq dolphins was a letter in response to his radio show from the trip. So there was no way of confirming if it were true or not. Still a very sad day.
