THE "FREE DOLPHINS' FLAG" CAMPAIGN

After the great unfold on January 11th, we continue on waiting the arrival of more patches in order to add more metres of freedom and education about the problems of dolphins in the wild and in captivity. So far we have 977 flags.

Partial view of the unfolded flags, from the Monument to the welsh woman towards the south.	At least 110 orcas (four in Argentina) and many other dolphins died in captivity, leaving great profits for the aquaria and oceanaria that needs them to continue with their circus style shows, with the only reason of entertaining, ironically, humans on their free time. Science knows that orcas, are a highly social species and that also could live 50 to 80 years in the wild either if they are males or females, while in captivity their life span shrinks to 5-10 years. It means that the 48 orcas that are being still  kept captive are sentenced to death in a short time in the future.
	When the people who visit aquaria and oceanaria watch the pools where orcas are placed they suppose that those enclosures are of great proportions, because they simply compare them with swimming the pools they use in a club or at home.  However they ignore, because aquaria don't tell it, that orcas live in very large ranges, as for example the orcas I study at Península Valdés cover areas of the sea larger than 400,000 Km2,  2,000 (two thousands) times the surface of Buenos Aires, Argentina's national Capital. If we compare it again with the pools' surfaces were orcas are kept captive, it's like if we were condemned to live on a floor tile for the rest of our lives. Each one of us can help to revert this making and change the minds from those who believe that they have the right to take something that belows to everyone.
	Those who make profit with orcas and the official who authorize that kind of activity must recall that orcas where included on the CITES' Migratory Species Appendix, therefore they have got a greater protection that they have had before.

This campaign needs only that you could give a bit of your time for writing some text, and if you wish with some allusive picture over a piece of fabric, material or canvas of one metre by one metre (3.3 by 3.3 ft.) using only markers or any other kind of unwashable paint regarding to the need of keeping orcas and another dolphins in freedom. More details regarding this campaign here.

Patches have to be sent by mail or any other parcel service only to:

Sr. Juan Carlos López 

Presidente Fundación Orca Patagonia-Antártida

Acorazado Belgrano 49, 1er. piso, departamento 6.

Código Postal U9120KRA, Puerto Madryn, Provincia del Chubut.

Email: orcas@satlink.com

 SPECIAL NOTE: Our Post Office box No. 218, has been deactivated!

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