Animal rights groups file lawsuit to change location of La Jolla fireworks show
The Animal Protection and Rescue League filed suit against an individual and affiliated corporations seeking to blast off fireworks over La Jolla Cove. Author: Allison Royal (KFMB) Updated: 5:11 PM PDT June 29, 2021
SAN DIEGO Some animal rights activists filed a lawsuit trying to change the upcoming La Jolla fireworks Fourth of July show.
The La Jolla area is known as a popular place to watch seals and seal lions. We have 49, 50 pups and moms, said Carol Archibald of the Sierra Club. They would separate them. The moms may never find their pups again.
Those who encounter a seal are advised to give it space – any less than 20 metres is a breach of the Marine Mammals Protection Act. Boren said anyone who does come across a seal should try to not walk or stand between the mammal and the sea, and should never try to feed it. While trying to feed the animals can prove very dangerous – seals can be very aggressive if they feel threatened – it can also lead to them becoming too accustomed to humans and their food, meaning they are less likely to return to a normal life at sea.
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Between May and September young seals and male seals of any age can be spotted as they leave their breeding colonies, explore, and rest. This includes.
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Cawthron Institute concerned over lack of rules around underwater noise
12 May, 2021 11:22 PM
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A Hector s dolphin at play. Photo / Supplied
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By Conan Young of RNZ
The Cawthron Institute says a lack of rules controlling underwater noise is putting at risk some of our most endangered mammals.
The institute has been monitoring increasing amounts of noise created by pile driving, ports and recreational boats, and found it can cause temporary or even permanent deafness in whales and dolphins.
A biologist with the Cawthron Institute, Dr Simon Childerhouse, said noise pollution got in the way of them communicating with each other and could cause stress, leading to declining birth rates.