Yangtze River Dolphin, now EXTINCT
The freshwater dolphin, or Baiji, as it was once known, is gone forever.
An extensive six week search in late 2006 failed to find any evidence that this rare species is still in existence.
The dolphin’s demise resulted from the combination of overfishing, pollution and lack of intervention.
This should serve as a warning to mankind. Because of Man’s negligence and stupidity, the world has lost a living, breathing animal. Extinct is forever!
We all know that China’s environmental record is less than satisfactory, especially the Yangtze River. The quality of the water is not fit for human consumption, so it only stands to reason that it definitely would not be fit for animal habitation either.
And we all know how much the Chinese respect the oceans and its inhabitants. The Chinese continue to decimate populations of the Ocean’s sharks just for a bowl of soup. But it’s not only the Chinese that rape, loot, and pillage the Ocean’s inhabitants, the Japanese are just as guilty when it comes to pushing species of animals to the brink of extinction.
The Japanese will pull anything out of the ocean, regardless of international laws or treaties, and regardless of whether or not an animal is endangered or not.
They have yearly commercial whale hunts, disguised as “scientific” hunts, which they then turn around and sell the meat for profit. They also hunt dolphin. Yes, dolphin, lots of dolphin, which they also sell under the guise of “Whale Meat”.
So, we’ve lost another species of animal. Pollution, overfishing, and lack of intervention all played a part. So here’s a video of some barbaric Japanese dolphin hunters showing their expertise on how to make more dolphin species extinct.
WARNING: This video is graphic. It will anger you. It will scare you. It might even make you sick to your stomach. One thing it will do, is it will change the way you think about how some people, or countries treat animals we share this world with. The reason I have decided to post it here is because it is a very powerful message which coincides with the Baiji becoming extinct.
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Far be it from me to say you, who run your own blog and write such enlightening articles, are wrong but, indeed, you are wrong. I cannot and will not comment on China due to a general lack of knowledge on my part. The Japanese, however, is another story entirely.
I implore you to further research your claims before you actually claim them. Indeed, this display of mutilation and maiming of an agreeably friendly, helpful, species is barbaric. But many things these days are barbaric, and yet, go unnoticed.
It is so easy to find something happening overshores and point a finger, declaring one’s rightousness. But what’s easy hardly ever coincides with what is right. Yes, the maiming of these dolphins is a tragic sight. Infuriating, even. But lest one becomes so wrapped up in their anger that all hope of rational thought is lost, I ask that you, the reader, or the writer of this blog, know that such acts are illeagal. They are traditional, yes. But the Japanese government does it’s best to shut such traditions down. It is inhumane, and the government there knows it.
Unfortunately, people are resistant. Stubborn. And like the head hunters of the Amazon, the fishermen of Japan have been doing these things for generations. Before “extinction” was ever a concept. And like someone devoutly religious, oftentimes they refuse to let go of their traditions. One cannot blame the Japanese people for this, or their government, but instead humanity as a whole.
Far too many pick up a text book, read a summary, and assume that they are suddenly knowledgeable of the topics contained therein, it seems. Do yourself and everyone else a favor. Know the whole story. Do a little research, and for the love of whatever deity you’ve neglected to take the time to look into and disprove to yourself, don’t waste everyone else’s time.
-Kyle