Template talk:World dolphinarium bans

This template was considered for deletion on 16 August 2021. The result of the discussion was "Mixed".

China and dolphinariums

This graphic is incorrect in asserting that China bans dolphinariums. They actually have the most dolphinariums of any country. LenLiptack (talk) 17:40, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LenLiptack Have you got evidence for your claim? I based the colouring of the PRC on the fact that this Sierra Club Canada source from 2019 states: (...) The complex lives of dolphins have become more apparent due to these recent studies, and in a recent paper, Dr. Marino urged that their behavioural, physical, and psychological needs must be met and protected.For these reasons and others, public opinion on dolphin captivity has been changing. A number of countries have banned captivity, including Bolivia, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, India, Nicaragua, Slovenia, and Switzerland. In addition, the U.S states of California, New York, and South Carolina have joined the ban, and in Brazil, Luxembourg, Norway, and the United Kingdom, captivity is legal, but the required living standards are so stringent that no facilities are able to operate. (...)

On the other hand, I do see multiple news sources from after 2020 (when I created this map and template) reporting that several countries have been moving their dolphins, whales etc. to the PR of China. For example:

Minister blocks dolphin sale to China pending “more information”. DutchNews.nl. February 7, 2024. The article implies that dolphinaria are legal in both the Netherlands and the PRC, but the Netherlands claims to have higher welfare standards for dolphin captivity.
Dolphins moved from Spain to China. MarineConnection.org. May 30, 2022. This implies much the same for Spain and the PRC.
China: the new battleground in the fight for captive whales and dolphins. Orca.com. November 2, 2021. It doesn't say directly what the official legal status of dolphinaria is, but we may deduce that some at least have permits to operate, whilst others have been closed due to a lack of permits. The work of the China Cetacean Alliance has established that in 2021 there are 85 facilities holding whales and dolphins in captivity with a further 34 parks currently under construction. (...) As a direct result of CCA’s investigations and increasing public opposition, twelve marine mammal circuses have been stopped through a lack of permits. The implication is that the 85 other facilities + 34 parks under construction are either legal with a permit (in which case the 2019 Sierra Club Canada source is probably incorrect that China has "banned dolphin captivity"), or they are illegal but tolerated, or the government does not seem to be aware of their existence (which I find hard to believe for all of them).

NLeeuw (talk) 14:50, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay I've done some updates. Thanks for calling this to my attention! NLeeuw (talk) 16:19, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]