Dolphin watching in Peru - Threat or Opportunity?

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In Peru it can be a tool against illegal killing of dolphins for human consumption. Up to 3000 dolphins still get killed each year. But if dolphin watching is badly done it is merely another threat to the species survival. The video explores cases of bad tourism practice in Paracas, Peru and shows alternatives.

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Pets & Animals

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• Peru
• Lima
• Pucusana
• Paracas
• Ica
• Chaco
• Bahia
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• Pisco
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• Stefan
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• Tourism
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• whale
• watching
• dolphin
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• conservation
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• protection
• environmental
• impact
• Nature
• Expeditions
• cetaceans
• Botlenose
• Tursiops
• truncatus
• danger
• threat
• opportunity
• accident
• ship
• strike
• boat
• alternative

[mundoazul1]

Hi Zerenei - you are talking about the past - before 1996 - nowadays there is only a very occasional dolphin killing in Pucusana - many times from fishermen that are not from Pucusana. Best Stefan

[Ric419]

@mundoazul1

That still doesn't make it alright, there shouldn't be any, that's why the dolphins are considered vulnerable, and should be taken care of by the people who live on the coast.

[Ric419]

Thank you for this Video and information, hopefully people who live on the coasts will care much more about the sea animals, and not hunt them.

[777ANGEL7777]

Excellent videos sequence about dolphins!

[Margui622]

I hope this video will help to develop programs for the protection of dolphins and other species as well as giving jobs to these communities to expand tourism into the area.