marine mammal captivity outline

Intro

1. Captive vs. prisoner

First-STATS

1. 75 % of those captured are now dead
2.  avg life span of a human vs. teenager
3. one died every month
4. depression
5. dorsal fins & skin disease
6. saving lives vs. attacks

Second- WHY they’re unhappy

1. no sonar/loudness of crowd
2. highly social---pods/social congregations
3. tank too small
4. low salinity
5. two performances a day—cooperate only for food
6. intelligence
7. Miami seaquarium

Third- HOW do they get there?

1. Lolita
2. The cove
3. Ric o’barry
4. Bay of Biscayne population
5. Russ rector

Fourth- ACTION

1.what’s being done

2. re-introduction into the wild?

3. protection act 1970s

4. 1986 moratorium

Conclusion

Possible quotes: “ “

1. einstein quote-A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space...Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

2. gandhi quote-The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

3. Eb white-I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.