El vídeo de un pescador lanzando explosivos a un grupo de leones marinos que indigna en redes

Martes 26 de Marzo de 2019, 10:57





Un pescador canadiense ha despertado la polémica en redes sociales al publicar un vídeo en el que lanza una bengala al mar, donde había numerosos leones marinos.

Las imágenes se compartieron en un grupo de Facebook de la Pacific Balance Pinniped Society, dedicada a le pesca en la zona de la Columbia Británica (Canadá). En ellas se puede ver cómo, tanto los cámaras que graban —de la cadena CBS— como los pescadores del barco se ríen mientras tiran los explosivos.

Allan Marsden, el protagonista del vídeo, señala a Vancouver Sun que empleó una bengala que suena como un disparo para ahuyentar a los animales y que no buscaba dañarles.

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Warning: This video contains graphic content // A Facebook group pushing for what it calls 'population management' of seals and sea lions on Canada's Pacific coast recently shared a video of a herring fisherman throwing an explosive into a group of sea lions in the Strait of Georgia. The fisherman is on record with @cbcnews as stating that his intended purpose was to disperse sea lions and not to kill them, as he was checking to see if the herring were ready to spawn. There is no scientific evidence to justify abuse or a ‘cull’ of predators - seals and sea lions, in this case - as the best way to manage marine ecosystems. It should go without saying, but we’ll say it anyway: setting off explosives next to the head of an animal will cause irreparable damage. If it does not injure it enough to kill, it will probably damage its hearing, or destroy an eye. It is illegal to disturb marine mammals on the B.C. coast, which includes the use of acoustic deterrents such as seal bombs or other explosives. Tell the Department of Fisheries and Oceans what you think of this behaviour: @jonathanwnv, @fisheriesoceanscan. Or contact Minister Wilkinson directly by phone 1.613.775.6333 or email Jonathan.Wilkinson@parl.gc.ca And please visit us online to join our global movement that's working to create healthy and abundant oceans. #seals #sealions #bcpoli #animalcruelty #cdnpoli

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