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Sunday, 16 May 2004 |
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In a new exposé, "Other stories from Marine Attractions: Below the Surface", on the Aquarium Industry, the Florida Sun Sentinel found that more than 3,850 sea lions, seals, dolphins and whales have died under human care, many of them young. Of nearly 3,000 whose ages could be determined, a quarter died before they reached 1, half by the age of 7.
Other stories from Marine Attractions: Below the Surface - 5 part series on the origins and record of the Marine Parks industry
Part 1 - Not a Pretty Picture
Part 2 - Sickness and death can plague marine mammals at parks
Part 3 - Captive marine animals can net big profits for exhibitors
Part 4 - History of risks surrounds captures of water park marine animals
Part 5 - Federal government often slow to enforce laws meant to protect marine animals
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