Comments on: The Mystery of the Murdered Sea Mammals http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:31:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: August http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744/comment-page-1#comment-15779 August Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:39:52 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744#comment-15779 Dolphins have finally evolved opposable thumbs?...and a strange desire to murder sea lions? Sounds plausible to me. Dolphins have finally evolved opposable thumbs?…and a strange desire to murder sea lions? Sounds plausible to me.

]]> By: Jenja http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744/comment-page-1#comment-15770 Jenja Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744#comment-15770 Indeed, Andy. Most of the people live on Santa Cruz and a couple thousand on the largest of all the islands, Isabela. No other island is inhabited. Shanna, if you read more about the Galapagos in general, you may discover that tourism is one of the biggest issues, not the people who have been living there way before it was considered an international heritage site. I believe this is the work of fishermen not wanting to compete with the animals. Indeed, Andy. Most of the people live on Santa Cruz and a couple thousand on the largest of all the islands, Isabela. No other island is inhabited. Shanna, if you read more about the Galapagos in general, you may discover that tourism is one of the biggest issues, not the people who have been living there way before it was considered an international heritage site. I believe this is the work of fishermen not wanting to compete with the animals.

]]> By: Andy w http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744/comment-page-1#comment-15760 Andy w Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:58:31 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744#comment-15760 Shanna, What a shame that the residents had to spoil your HOLIDAY... Perhaps you are right though and whenever we are lucky enough to go away the residents of our destinations can make themselves scarse, we don't want to see the real world do we? Lastly do your research, you went all the way and you didn't find out that some families have lived and farmed the gallapagos for longer than your family have been in their neighbourhood. What pesky locals... Shanna,

What a shame that the residents had to spoil your HOLIDAY… Perhaps you are right though and whenever we are lucky enough to go away the residents of our destinations can make themselves scarse, we don’t want to see the real world do we? Lastly do your research, you went all the way and you didn’t find out that some families have lived and farmed the gallapagos for longer than your family have been in their neighbourhood. What pesky locals…

]]> By: Shanna http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744/comment-page-1#comment-15670 Shanna Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:34:48 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/the-mystery-of-the-murdered-sea-mammals/744#comment-15670 I recently took a trip to the Galapagos and it surprised me that so many people live on the islands. I thought that they were more of a protected habitat. I honestly feel that with all of the trouble going on with the fishermen over the last decade or so, that no permanent residents should be allowed to live anywhere in the Galapagos unless they are heavily involved in eco-tourism and strict regulations are put into place to make sure that they are living harmoniously with the environment. There is only one place on Earth like the Galapagos and if this recent event proves anything, it's that human beings are not responsible enough to live in close proximity such an area. It will be devastating a decade from now when a handful of ignorant people have destroyed the Galapagos and we find that it’s too late to save it. And aside from this happening in the Galapagos, it is absolutely heinous that someone would commit such a crime. The punishments that currently exist for people who harm animals are not strong enough. Once these people are caught, they should be tried for murder and reprimanded accordingly. I recently took a trip to the Galapagos and it surprised me that so many people live on the islands. I thought that they were more of a protected habitat. I honestly feel that with all of the trouble going on with the fishermen over the last decade or so, that no permanent residents should be allowed to live anywhere in the Galapagos unless they are heavily involved in eco-tourism and strict regulations are put into place to make sure that they are living harmoniously with the environment. There is only one place on Earth like the Galapagos and if this recent event proves anything, it’s that human beings are not responsible enough to live in close proximity such an area. It will be devastating a decade from now when a handful of ignorant people have destroyed the Galapagos and we find that it’s too late to save it. And aside from this happening in the Galapagos, it is absolutely heinous that someone would commit such a crime. The punishments that currently exist for people who harm animals are not strong enough. Once these people are caught, they should be tried for murder and reprimanded accordingly.

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