Experts estimated the release of one animal from the "whale prison" in 2-3 million rubles
In the Srednyaya Bay contains ten killer whales and Beluga whales 87
MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS./ Release of each killer whale and Beluga whales from the Bay of Srednyaya in Primorye will cost 2-3 million rubles, as each animal will need special transportation conditions. On Thursday, the press service of the all-Russian research Institute of fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO).
"Transportation of cetaceans is carried out in special baths in suspended stretchers... ," the press service quotes the words of the Deputy Director for scientific work of VNIRO Vyacheslav Bizikov.
According to him, the transported animals "should be prepared in advance for transportation (with the help of specially conducted training gradually adapt to the conditions of transportation), be in good physical condition."
"According to the most preliminary data, all these costs can be about 2-3 million rubles per individual," he said.
It is noted that transportation baths should be made according to the size of each animal. You will also need a team of trainers who will work with animals from the beginning of the rehabilitation program to graduation.
"The release itself is also quite a complex procedure: first, it is necessary to determine the place that is most convenient for the rapid adaptation of animals to the natural habitat (with abundant food). We will need a stretcher for release individually for each killer whale, so that during transportation they did not injure it, and the animal was not released with wounds," the press service added. (...)" [https://tass.ru/obschestvo/6295852?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]
The comment.
1. There is no doubt that the "Concilium" will be the source of a wide variety of messages of various contents. The focus of these messages can be presented in advance.
"Let the object ("whale prison") continue its operation.". "Animal advocates have no idea what they're interfering with, how difficult it is, or how much it costs."
2. Rehabilitation of each individual animal is a difficult task. And quite possibly a very expensive.
3. The release of all animals and the elimination of the "whale prison" - is not a way to "rehabilitate" each individual animal, and a way to affordable measures to implement the most effective protection of marine animals - at least those who are currently in the natural environment.
4. In this regard, despite the ambiguous consequences (the possible death of a number of animals released into the wild), the main direction of progress is the requirement to release all animals in accordance with the publicly announced schedule.
5. It's nice to know that the existence of the "whale prison" at the moment is not motivated by profit (in any case, such motivation is now personally not visible to me). There is the main motive - complexity of release of animals, care of their lives, high cost of their "rehabilitation" and keeping in "whale prison". Draw a conclusion ... Where can they keep the lives?...
April 5, 2019 14:47
Translation from Russian into English: April 5, 2019 15:08.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Рассказ об интересе к Новой Земле и к белым медведям 5 апреля 2019 г.".