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| Viernes, 11 de Diciembre de 2009 07:20 | |||
The nine dolphins left at about 10am on a chattered flight which arrived on Wednesday afternoon. Six of the nine dolphins were exported by the Solomon Islands Marine Export Limited while three from the Solomon Islands Marine Wildlife Park. Director of the Solomon Islands Marine Export Limited Robert Satu confirmed he had exported six bottlenose dolphins in the shipment. While Mr Satu refused to disclose the name of the company that bought the dolphins, airport officials revealed that the shipment was heading for Malaysia. The government has allowed an export of up to 100 dolphins a year – a move which sparked outrage from conservative environmental agencies around the world. These groups have been actively campaigning to discourage the export of these mammals from our shores on grounds that there is no evidence of the abundance of stock in our waters. More than 30 dolphins have exported to Mexico, Dubai, and the Philippines in the last few years.... Read Full Article by by Ednal Palmer 
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The government yesterday chuckled as it mutely shied away with $2.2 million and watches nine harmless bottlenose dolphins left our shores for Malaysia.
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