From the months of March 2019 and April 2020, five bottlenose dolphins and a baby California sea lion died at Seaquarium in Miami, Florida.
Two dolphins died from "trauma to the head and neck", one of these dolphins,a 25-year-old bottlenose named Indigo, "died from multiple muscle injuries and hemorrhaging. “Most likely from a conspecific overnight since there had been a change in social structure..
One dolphin, an 18-year-old named Abaco, drowned "after getting caught in a net that divides two pools at the attraction on Virginia Key"
The sea lion died from "trauma to the head and neck", "“acute subdural hemorrhage,” described as “acute cervical/head trauma.” The animal was housed with her mother, according to one of the emails Rodriguez sent NOAA to report the death."
One dolphin died from "unexplained gas embolism"
One dolphin died from "having developmental abnormalities"
- There are 20 other bottlenose dolphins living in captivity at Seaquarium
"The number of deaths alarmed a NOAA Fisheries Services scientist, who in May 2020 sent an email to the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the pattern of trauma-related fatalities among animals at Miami Seaquarium, the records show. The USDA is responsible for enforcing animal welfare laws and has the authority to cite marine animal exhibitors if there’s evidence of animal cruelty. The NOAA scientist also noted that two trauma-related deaths at the Seaquarium happened in 2015 and 2012."
The company refuses to share all information about the incidents.
"A Miami Seaquarium representative said the marine park won’t share specific information about the deaths, but that “the health and safety of the animals is top of mind for us.”
Read the article from the Miami Herald via MSN : https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/5-dolphins-and-a-baby-sea-lion-died-at-miami-seaquarium-in-a-year-activists-want-answers/ar-AAOoKkP
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