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karen roseme
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san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2014 - 09:55am PT
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It's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Rich guys getting richer! 2.7 BILLION per year
Any one near San Diego please come to the protest.
We must let $ea World know that we will not stop being a voice for these precious creatures who have lost their right to freedom, their right to live a natural life and are now imprisoned, artificially inseminated and forced to perform 'tricks' for food, all for human entertainment.
 There are currently 42 orcas being held captive worldwide.
At least 136 wild orcas have been taken into captivity from the wild since 1961. 123 of these (or 90.4%) orcas are now dead.
-These mammals are the most intelligent animals living on the Earth today; to keep them in a swimming pool, is inherently cruel.
One of the most common causes of death of dolphins in captivity is suicide. Unlike humans, dolphins do not automatically breathe. Upon suffering deep depression, a dolphins can chose to not return to the surface for that last breath of air.
A staggering 53% of dolphins who have survived such an aggressive and violent capture, die within 90 days.
We will meet at the corner of $ea World Drive and $ea World Way.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
10:00am until 1:00pm
*PLEASE WEAR BLACK AND OR BLACK AND WHITE ATTIRE*
My husband Steve and I are going.
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karen roseme
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san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2014 - 01:09pm PT
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"SeaWorld is a shining example for the greedy everywhere that money can be made from exploiting dolphins. SeaWorld is the richest, most politically powerful park in the captivity industry. Through business relations and strategic investments, they encourage and help fund foreign parks. In the summer of 2011 for instance, SeaWorld bought sperm from Kshamenk, prisoner in the Argentinean theme park Mundo Marino. The money SeaWorld paid Mundo Marino will no doubt help keep that park afloat, ensuring Kshamenk’s continuous illegal enslavement." http://www.seashepherd.org/commentary-and-editorials/2013/10/14/seaworld-and-co-waza-and-imata-and-their-collaboration-with-the-dolphin-slaughter-in-japan-623
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win . Mahatma Gandhi.
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2014 - 06:51pm PT
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First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win . Mahatma Gandhi.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Feb 11, 2014 - 09:02pm PT
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Where is Hitler when we need him???...
If only WHITE, AMERICAN people existed...
EVERYTHING would be so much better...
Thanks for demonstrating my previous point, Quisling! I suppose my criticism of the current prez also makes me a racist because I don't like black people?
Do you have any ability to think rationally, Locker, or is it all just knee-jerk accusations of racism when you can't debate on the merits of an issue?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Feb 11, 2014 - 09:38pm PT
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Hitler is busy getting a prostate exam...you tube
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 12, 2014 - 09:04am PT
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The only way Black Fish was not accurate may very well be that the truth is much worse than what we saw & learned from the movie! Im afraid that there is so much more that has not been told yet about this hell pool venue!
There is a new movie about it in the works.
Is that your friends movie Nature?
One of the most common causes of death of dolphins in captivity is suicide. Unlike humans, dolphins do not automatically breathe. Upon suffering deep depression, a dolphins can chose to not return to the surface for that last breath of air.
A staggering 53% of dolphins who have survived such an aggressive and violent capture, die within 90 days.
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Jim Clipper
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from: forests to tree farms
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Feb 12, 2014 - 09:17am PT
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Just some questions. If you remove food sources for an organism from it's niche, what affect will it have on the balance of the ecosystem? Does it make sense to take some top predators out of the system as well? Why eat organisms from lower trophic levels? What effect will it have on the environment?
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karen roseme
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san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2014 - 09:46am PT
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Yes, Jim I think we need to remove a lot of top predators from the ecosystem.
There are 7 billion of them. We need to get that down to about 1 million.
The world would be abetter place for sure!
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2014 - 11:31am PT
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We wanted to give you a quick update on the campaign to help two wild orcas who were kidnapped off the coast of Russia – and who were believed to be destined for a cruel display in Sochi during the 2014 Winter Olympics.
We've learnt that the orcas were never transported to Sochi and that the opening ceremony of the Olympics did not feature any marine animals.
While it's good news that the Olympic Games have steered clear of exploiting orcas, the captured animals, a female and a young male, are still facing the prospect of a horrible life sentence, locked in a concrete prison and forced to perform until the day they die.
The latest reports indicate that the two orcas, along with several others captured at the same time, are currently being kept in Moscow and will be used at a new aquarium that is being built in the Russian capital. These orcas still need our help!
Please share this campaign with your family and friends to help these magnificent wild animals regain their freedom:
https://col127.mail.live.com/default.aspx?id=64855#n=444499465&fid=1&mid=84f53a94-9418-11e3-aae8-00237de469d4&fv=1
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2014 - 09:00am PT
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Another 'Blackfish' Black Eye for SeaWorld: Teens Plea for Park to Free Captive Killer Whales
Compelled by the new documentary to speak their minds, San Diego high schoolers want justice for SeaWorld's enslaved orcas.
The body blows just keep on coming for SeaWorld.
Two weeks after the anti-captivity documentary Blackfish premiered on CNN, elevating to the national discourse an issue that had typically been the purview of cetacean activists, students at Point Loma High School in San Diego have produced a striking video response to the film, methodically laying out their indictment of keeping cetaceans in swimming pools for the delight of tourists. They have vowed not to return to the amusement park until whales and dolphins are retired from show business.
Titled "Dear SeaWorld," the video features articulate students taking turns speaking in front of an elegantly simple backdrop. It begins with the kids recounting their visits to SeaWorld San Diego, just three miles from their high school, and thanking the park for years of entertainment as they were growing up.
The War Between CNN and SeaWorld Over 'Blackfish' Escalates
"Dear SeaWorld, thank you for all your amazing memories,” a young woman begins. "The Shamu show…," says another student. "Dolphin Point…," another says. One student thanks SeaWorld for "all the cute, cuddly teddy bears."
Then the narrative takes a big turn.
A student explains, "After watching the documentary Blackfish on CNN..." Then another student picks up the line: "…all of those memories have been totally cheapened."
Then come the hard-hitting questions.
"Is it true the orcas in your exhibits were kidnapped from their families?" asks one student. (The film’s star orca, Tilikum, who killed trainer Dawn Brancheau in February 2010 at the Orlando park, was snatched from his mother’s side in the waters off Iceland in 1983. In the subsequent 30 years, the 12,000-pound marine mammal has sired 54 percent of SeaWorld’s current orcas.)
"Is it true their life span is shortened in captivity?" asks another student. (Annual mortality rates for captive orcas are two and a half times higher than for wild whales.)
"Is it true that there have been multiple attacks on trainers in your parks?" yet another asks. (The answer is a resounding yes, and it will be the subject of oral arguments in federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on November 12.)
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/11/07/high-schoolers-shame-seaworld-over-killer-whale-captivity-blackfish-cnn
"Until these questions are answered,” the students continue, "there will be no more admission tickets...no more rides...no more teddy bears."
From the mouths of babes, this video packs a wallop.
Nadeem Mayer, a student at the school, tells TakePart: "I believe that the captive holding of orcas at SeaWorld is more than abuse—these animals are active, smart, and social. They require more living space and interaction; conditions such as those can only be found in the wild."
The student's adviser, Cinematic Arts instructor Anthony Palmiotto, also has no qualms about criticizing such a popular local institution. "Orcas weren't meant to be kept in pools, and elephants weren't meant to be kept in cages," he tells me. "Deep down, everyone knows using animals for entertainment purposes is wrong. The time has come for SeaWorld to get civilized."
The video ends with the same simple eloquence with which it began.
"We don’t expect SeaWorld to close its doors," one student declares. "We just invite you to change its business model," says another, "and stop using animals for entertainment."
Awesome Job Kids!
Watch the video!
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/11/07/high-schoolers-shame-seaworld-over-killer-whale-captivity-blackfish-cnn
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2014 - 12:40pm PT
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Happy Valentines day!
Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being freed from gill net.
http://youtu.be/tcXU7G6zhjU
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 14, 2014 - 01:02pm PT
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Because it became necessary to destroy the environment, in order to save it.
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2014 - 09:47am PT
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because it seemed like a good idea at the time....
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2014 - 07:04pm PT
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Tomorrow is the protest at Sea World at 10 am
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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2014 - 01:11pm PT
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That is our kind of droopy banner that says Boycott Seaworld on it!
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nature
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Boulder, CO
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Feb 18, 2014 - 10:50pm PT
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Lolita won a major victory as she has been (re) included into L-pod and is now consider an endangered species. It paves the way for her release. There's a good chance that on our trip to the San Juan's this summer we may get a chance to visit her in the pen that has been prepared for her.
Fingers crossed for Morgan tomorrow....
Jai Jai Jai Lolita!
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nature
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Boulder, CO
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Feb 20, 2014 - 12:03pm PT
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Jim, I'm not sure I have a percentage for you. What I understand is the chances are fairly high. There's two reasons I'm aware of for this optimism.
1) She was old enough before she was captured to learn how to capture her own food. I visited the Clearwater Marine Aquarium this past week (a 503.c with their hearts in the right place). They have three dolphins. One is missing its tail (and for training/therapy purposes has a prosthetic tail). All three were rescued at a very young age and none would survive if released because they do not know how to hunt/feed. Wasn't stoked they were making them do tricks but otherwise the experience was good.
2) she recognizes the calls from her family. Her mom and mostly like grandmother (L2 - Granny - 102 years old) are still alive.
The path forward is this. They have an open pen waiting for her on San Jaun Island. Southern Resident L-pod very often visits the area (they live there). She'd be introduce to the pen and then they'd go from there. They'd observe her - giving her chances to chase and eat salmon. After some time they'd if she can show she can feed herself they'd eventually open the pen when L-pod is in the area and let her make up her own mind. L-pod would be all.... Yo! girlfriend... where the hell have you been for the last forty years?!?!?!?! And she'd swim off.
It's interesting... if this continues to go the way that it is there's a good chance she'd be in the pen when we visit in June.
This is Nicholas. He was found at about 9 months old beached with his mom. She passed away two months after rescue. The white is scars left form 2nd and 3rd degree sunburns. I spent some time just hanging with him after his show. He did laps and every time around looked at me.
Winter's tail
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