Man fined for attacking orca and her calf | video
- May 22, 2024
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The man was fined in New Zealand about 365 dollars (about six thousand 85 pesos) for jump from a boat onto a killer whale in a “stupid” attempt
The man was fined in New Zealand about 365 dollars (about six thousand 85 pesos) for jump from a boat onto a killer whale in a “stupid” attempt to try touch the animalNew Zealand Department of Conservation said.
IN video provided by authorities The man, identified as a New Zealander in his 50s, was seen deliberately jumping into the water as the killer whale swam alongside a boat on the Auckland coastline.
“I touched her […] “You recorded this,” a man shouts to a group of people on the boat, and then try swimming with a killer whale for the second timemale specimen that was found next to the childin an incident that occurred in February.
“This stupid behavior and demonstrates amazing disregard for the welfare of the orca. This is extremely irresponsible […] Killer whales are strong animals, and this it could have ended badlywith either an injured orca or a person who was attacked by the animal,” Hayden Loper, Chief Investigator Conservation Department.
The New Zealand authorities in their statement clarified that the man was fined 600 New Zealand dollars for the violation Marine Mammal Protection Act.
“Orcas classified as whales under environmental laws, and it is prohibited to swim with whales or harass or disturb marine mammals,” Loper said.
New Zealand authorities in whose waters live from 150 to 200 killer whalesrecalled that there have been incidents where “wild killer whales have attacked people, including recent incidents off the coast of Spain when killer whales several boats sank small”.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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