Cornish Dolphin Stranding The Navy Was to Blame

At the start of last week there was the heartbreaking incident of twenty six dolphins that had retreated into the Perculi river were they were stranded and died. While I was tempted to make a posting at the time, I really saw no point as all I could do then was repeat what was already appearing in the main stream media.

But as the husband of one of my teachers had been a collector for London Zoo, and while those people have moved on, I made a couple of phone calls and sent off a couple of emails.

Interestingly, I discovered that there had been some live firing just prior to the stranding. This was later confirmed via reputable news sources. The key though was the results of post mortems and laboratory examination of tissue samples.

I can now reveal that the results do show that the dolphins did have percussive injuries and this is why they fled up the river.

The MoD of course said it was “Highly Unlikely” that their exercise in Falmouth Bay had caused this tragedy, but they would say that wouldn't they.

What annoys me about incidents like this, is the evidence is overwhelming that Dolphins and Whales are seriously impacted by the noises crated by humans. The use of Sonar and underwater explosions have been proven to cause serious harm to these animals, but the moment that animals are killed or injured the barriers come up, and everyone says its not us governor.

It seems that out of sight is out of mind, particularly when it comes to the sea. Already a staggering ninety-five percent of all sea life is endangered. That means in threat of extinction. Scientists are warning of the total collapse of all fisheries by 2048, that's globally. Yet while we have governments, like ours that just pay lip service to the environment we risk loosing valuable life sustaining resources. Not just as the source of food, but the marine environment forms a vital link in the carbon cycle chain.

When will we learn respect for our fellow creatures, our planet and ourselves?

My thanks to the Press Association for the Image