There is a nonprofit organization that looks to inspire conservation through conecting people with wildlife and nature, which is the Chicago Zoological Society & Brookfield Zoo. This organization cooperates with many other national and international institutions that are certified by the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA), including Dolphin Discovery, that works with cetaceans.
Did you know that Dolphin Discovery cooperates with 7 habitats in Mexico and 2 in Jamaica? That means that from the 39 habitats that collaborate with the investigation project, 9 are ours!
The investigation is divided in two phases:
The first one will be within june and july of this year and will consist on placing a non-invasive data recording device named “dummy tag”, which attaches to the dolphin’s skin via suction cups between the dorsal fin and the blowhole.
This device will measure the displacement and activity of each one of our 18 dolphins that belongs to this phase, and will give information about the welfare of the cetaceans and how their enrichment, training and habitat influences in their well-being.
Banner about the dummy tag
The second phase will began on january of 2019, thi phase will consist in a health study that includes blood, stool and blowhole tests of our 12 remaining dolphins.
The Chicago Zoological Society & Brookfield Zoo points out tha thanks to the collaborative effort of the cartified institutions, it will be possible to provide significant information about the welfare of the cetaceans in human care environments.
“It is important that more certified institutions such as Dolphin Discovery, which have marine mammals in their care, participate in this type of studies, in order to provide the dolphins with due care, since one of our main functions is to provide welfare to them” said Dr. Roberto Sánchez, Director of Veterinary Medicine at Dolphin Discovery.