Oramai da anni se ne sente parlare ogni tanto, quasi come un sussurro, come se la notizia dovesse passare sotto silenzio.
Parliamo dei globicefali (specie Globicephala melas) o come meglio sono conosciuti le balene pilota (chiamati così perchè più che rassomigliare a dei delfini sono simili alle balene) appartenenti alla famiglia dei Delphinidae, conosciuti in lingua spagnola come calderones.
Sono delle creature molto pacifiche che amano vivere in branchi composti per lo più da femmine con i loro piccoli. Raggiungono i 5-7 m di lunghezza ed un peso di oltre 2t e vivono mediamente 50 anni.
Hanno un carattere molto mansueto, sono socievoli tanto che si avvicinano tranquillamente alle barche ed alle persone senza alcuna riserva. Vivono in quasi tutti i mari del mondo dove sono presenti acque non troppo fredde (infatti l'unica zona del mondo dove non are located are the waters of the pole.
(If you want to know more read the article marine biology dedicated to them)
Before telling you what happens because I want to show some pictures more than any words to explain what I want to talk.
I am talking about a real tragedy that so many years is accomplished in the Danish Faroe Islands (or Faroe) at the expense of pilot whales.
Faroe Islands (which is written in the Danish Faroe Islands) are an archipelago of 18 islands halfway between Iceland and Norway, which since 1948 is an autonomous region of Denmark (like Greenland) with large autonomy in all matters internal policies and non-EU europea con la quale hanno solo degli accordi commerciali bilaterali.
La stima ufficiale delle catture dichiarata dai faeroesi è di circa mille delfini balena all’anno, cifra come loro sostengono, “sostenibile”, mentre le stime ufficiose parlano di 1500-3000 all’anno. Se consideriamo che queste pacifiche creature vivono mediamente 50 anni e le femmine raggiungono la maturità sessuale intorno ai 7 anni con periodi di gestazione molto lunghi (15 mesi), una uccisione così massiccia, se sommata alle altre che avvengono nel resto del mondo, soprattutto in Giappone, deve destare seria preoccupazione per la conservazione di questa specie.
Le motivazioni ufficiali che spingono questo popolo a compiere queste mattanze We can read from the site of the Faroe Islands: the killing of these whales is a very ancient tradition that dates back to 1200 years ago and is linked to subsistence to food (considered an essential food for their diet), skin to make ropes , to get fat as fuel oil, such as floating stomachs, and so on. Now, by the same web page states that the economy is supported by a thriving fishing industry, which produces high quality fish products for export, raising the sheep that provide up to 60% of all products flesh, they hunt sea birds, they breed cattle for milk that meets all the internal needs of milk, as the cultivation of potatoes. Well from what we read is not understood, why there is this need for subsistence hunting of pilot whales.
This argument, which could be valid centuries ago, certainly now appears somewhat anachronistic, given that the Faroese now have high living standards and that we need much imagination to imagine that illuminate their homes for the use of whale oil lamps! Among other things, does not explain why, despite being scientifically established that the flesh of Globicephala melas contains high levels of mercury, which is extremely harmful to human health, we continue this game. In fact, in the same web page states, "this fact is cause for concern but not a reason to stop hunting because the health risks must be balanced by the fact that whale meat is rich in polyunsaturated fats, is lean and high in protein. "
So what is the real reason? Perhaps now that hunting has become a sport?
But how is this game? The
Calderon, peaceful animals, very curious and that move in herds, during their migration, they pass close to the Faroe Islands, especially in summer. How are spotted and the alarm is given the entire population is set in motion to begin the hunt (the date stamps work give permission to participate as well as a per diem). In practice, the whales are surrounded in a semicircle on the boats and conveyed to small bays that are pre-close to the city to the shallow water, where they await the murderers.
According to official sources, would be made a cut in the neck to sever the spinal cord and arteries so that the animal would be paralyzed and lose consciousness in 5-10. " According to the testimonies of people who witnessed this slaughter, videos and photos found on the net, things do not take place in exactly this way: the whales, to be brought into the shallow water would be hooked by the tail, washed ashore, and then brutally killed with knives as they struggle and cry out in pain and the sea turns red their blood.
Foreigners can not attend this game, so I wonder if things really are so "human" as described by feroesi because it is forbidden to attend?
A big complaint about this situation is made by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the company founded in 1977 by Captain Paul Watson, at the time, co-founder of Greenpeace, has always been at the forefront of trying to stop these atrocities that the article entitled "There is something very rotten in Denmark "which are some passages translated from English:
" The horrific annual slaughter of thousands of defenseless pilot whales every year in the Faroe Islands in the Danish Faroe Islands, is as cruel as the dolphin slaughter in Taiji made by the Japanese. I have seen the bays of the Faroe Islands dyed red with blood and I heard the screams of the mortally wounded pilot whales that were screaming for his life while bathing avinazzati their faces with their warm-blooded murderers, laughing while the rape with their blades . It 'a monstrous spectacle and obscenity is a completely embraced by the Danish Government and by many people in Denmark. (...)"
Although there is no evidence that they are endangered because the same 2008 IUCN Red List classifies the species of which there were no reports (to this address you can find the card) it is not possible to make a estimate of their population, there is no doubt that their main food source, squid, have steadily declined with the consequences that this entails more than the population of this species that are seriously threatened by environmental pollution.
Now the question that arises is: given that these islands belong to Denmark, but are not part of the European Union, there is a possibility of intervention that might put an end to this massacre?
to a question about this issue to the European Commission, Stavros Dimas, EU Environment Commissioner replied that the European Union prohibits the hunting of all species of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in accordance with Directive 92 / 43/CEE the Council of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora known as the Berne Convention under which it is also forbidden to sell or trade cetaceans and the introduction for primarily commercial purposes in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. This legislation, however, does not apply to pilot whales that are hunted in the Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union. It 'also true that Denmark has signed the Berne Convention, but stated that this agreement does not apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Therefore the European Union can not take legal action against these countries. Same for the IWC (International Whaling Commission) because while preserving whales worldwide, pilot whales, members of the category "small cetaceans" are not concern them.
its meeting on 5 June 2008 the European Commission reinforces the above: "Whaling is not allowed in EU waters. In the context of environmental law all whale species are protected within EU waters. However, the EU is not opposed to whaling practiced by native peoples for subsistence - as allowed under the IWC Convention - provided that within the confines of catch limits based on scientific advice. (...) The Commission condemns whaling disguised as scientific research, as practiced in Japan. "
Now the fact that the archipelago is not a signatory to the EU means that it is bound to that effect to which the European Union itself can not be an authoritative voice, considering that the Danish government does not enter on the subject.
So if neither at Community level, nor at the international level can not be any control on the killing of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands, what can be done to stop these massacres?
If you do not purchase a cultural awareness but continue to think that the human being as dominant species, has the unconditional rights to what is different from its nature and to dispose of at will, and if the economic interests continue to prevail and if the pleasure will not cease sake of a hunt made for pure sport and fun, you will never solve the problem.
The civilized world with people of good will are working hard to try to find a solution. But the road is long and difficult. The same IWC meeting which was held in Santiago, Chile in June 2008, has not yielded concrete results on the issue of hunting whales will still be hunting per scopi scientifici e la caccia aborigena a fini di sussistenza.
Le Nazioni Unite, il 25 settembre 2008 nella loro relazione annuale sui progressi realizzati per raggiungere gli obiettivi di sviluppo del millennio, hanno incluso di "ridurre significativamente il tasso di perdita della biodiversità entro il 2010". I progressi saranno monitorati misurando la percentuale di specie minacciate di estinzione (calcolata con la Lista Rossa IUCN) che tra le altre specie include anche il Globicephala melas.
La cosa che sconcerta di più è che oggi sta subentrando una nuova motivazione per queste cacce: le balene, come i delfini mangiano troppo pesce e quindi stanno impoverendo i mari e per questo motivo devono essere cacciate! Tesi sostenuta soprattutto Japan, Norway and Iceland (the largest whale hunters of the world).
Unfortunately, we know the ferocity of the Japanese and the massacres they carried off the coast of Taiji in Japan every year and kill about 20,000 dolphins hunt for, the less robust, the food industry and restaurants while the best specimens to dolphins and circuses water. In this context point out the interesting Q & Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research, which are very "enlightening" about the motivation that drives these people to these mass killings.
environmental organizations worldwide are struggling, each in their own way to stop these massacres at all levels and in all countries in the world. Many projects aim at the creation of marine reserves and strengthen what is stipulated on commercial whaling by the IWC. Unfortunately there are sufficient funds to support all campaigns should be carried out. So is "the voice of the people" that must be heard, take on a greater awareness on the subject, stop eating whale meat, put pressure on governments to adopt conservative policies.
Some time ago, out of curiosity, I started doing research to understand who and what you deal with this problem, so I started to browse the network to see how many associations, agencies, committees, subcommittees, organizations control, society, etc.. etc.. (And let me '"and so on. And so on." Which in this case it is only right) that I finally had to give up because the situation is so vast and tangled that you can not find a common thread: it is a universe. Now, I am firmly convinced that their own way is important and gives its small / large contribution but maybe if there were a bit 'less bodies and that money will be spent to make more detailed studies, to create nature reserves, to advance the awareness campaigns, perhaps in some results you might get more today.
Now back the original question: why even though the massacres in the Faeroes perpetrate da anni se ne sente parlare solo ogni tanto, sottovoce, come se la cosa dovesse passare sotto silenzio?
Credo che fra le tante questioni ambientali che angosciano il nostro paese, e più in generale il mondo, questa di fatto sia considerata una goccia infinitesimale e quindi come tale venga considerata, vale a dire in modo totalmente irrilevante.
Questo fatto non lo considero una giustificazione perché nell’era della globalizzazione, della dichiarazione del millennio (la dichiarazione più importante a livello mondiale che sia mai stata realizzata) proclamata dalla Nazioni Unite ed alla quale hanno aderito 189 paesi (su 191) tra cui la Danimarca ed anche l’Italia dove si parla, tra l’altro, di conservazione species, biodiversity, protection of sea and ocean, this small drop should have a voice.
I must point out this Youtube address, which shows that given the bloodshed and the cruelty of the images do not feel like putting the site online as it is also read by children.
In this article there is a lot of blood and did not want to end like this but with this picture and this song by Roberto Carlos "El Progreso" (Progress), because it is a hope: that the man finally becomes a human being.
emergenza_uomo@elicriso.it
Dr. Maria Giovanna Davoli
http://www.elicriso.it/it/stragi_compiute_uomo/strage_delfini_danimarca/
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