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S U B S C R I B E
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012
Zoos fear dolphin ban could extend to other species
Will zoos and animal parks in Switzerland still feature dolphins in the future? The one park which does have dolphins—Conny-Land in the canton of Thurgau—has opened for the season amid unsettling headlines. Eight dolphins have died there in three years, and some MPs say enough is enough: they want to ban the import and even the keeping of sea mammals in captivity. A decision won’t be made in Parliament until this summer, but a commission of MPs is discussing the matter this week. For Swiss zoos this is quite a threat. They’re afraid a ban on dolphins may be extended to other species within their enclosures. WRS’s Pete Forster talks to Peter Dollinger, the director of Zooschweiz, an organization that represents six different parks in Switzerland:
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