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CONSTRUCTION OF DOLPHINARIUM IN YEREVAN AGAIN ON AGENDA
ArmInfo
2010-11-26 15:14:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian Environment Network (USA) protests against
construction of dolphinarium in the Komitas Park in Yerevan.
Armenia must adopt the right decision and join the countries protesting
against exploitation of dolphins, AEC Executive Director Serda
Eozbenyan told media on Friday. She said that the dolphinarium in
Turkey has been recently closed under pressing of the world community.
"Breeding and further exploitation of dolphins is inadmissible for the
United States as well. We think that Armenia's climate (hot summer
and cold autumn) affect the health of dolphins," she said. She
recalled that over 1200 people from various countries signed the
petition against construction of dolphinarium in Yerevan at the
www.thepetitionsite.com.
"We enlisted support of 50 international and local organizations,"
Eozbenyan said. For his part, Head of the Heritage Party Faction Stepan
Safaryan said that the Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia is still
studying permission for import of sea animals for dolphinarium.
"It is interesting that construction of dolphinarium in Komitas Park is
already underway though the ministry has not made its final resolution
on the issue," he said. Safaryan outlined the fact that in response
to Heritage Party's request the Ministry of Culture replied that
only part of the park where the Pantheon is located is a protection
zone. Therefore, construction of the entertaining complex in front
of the Pantheon is not under jurisdiction of the Culture Ministry.
In the meanwhile, Bardukh Gabrielyan, Director of the Hydro-ecology
and Ichthyology Institute of Armenia, condemned the mess around
dolphinarium.
"Environmentalists devaluate themselves by protesting the project of
dolphinarium. They say that dolphins will not survive in conditions
of the dolphinarium. I disagree with this; otherwise it is senseless
investing millions in the given project. They say that dolphins have
high intellect. The intellect of monkeys is higher. Let's hold them
from performing at the circus," he said.
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-11-26 15:14:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian Environment Network (USA) protests against
construction of dolphinarium in the Komitas Park in Yerevan.
Armenia must adopt the right decision and join the countries protesting
against exploitation of dolphins, AEC Executive Director Serda
Eozbenyan told media on Friday. She said that the dolphinarium in
Turkey has been recently closed under pressing of the world community.
"Breeding and further exploitation of dolphins is inadmissible for the
United States as well. We think that Armenia's climate (hot summer
and cold autumn) affect the health of dolphins," she said. She
recalled that over 1200 people from various countries signed the
petition against construction of dolphinarium in Yerevan at the
www.thepetitionsite.com.
"We enlisted support of 50 international and local organizations,"
Eozbenyan said. For his part, Head of the Heritage Party Faction Stepan
Safaryan said that the Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia is still
studying permission for import of sea animals for dolphinarium.
"It is interesting that construction of dolphinarium in Komitas Park is
already underway though the ministry has not made its final resolution
on the issue," he said. Safaryan outlined the fact that in response
to Heritage Party's request the Ministry of Culture replied that
only part of the park where the Pantheon is located is a protection
zone. Therefore, construction of the entertaining complex in front
of the Pantheon is not under jurisdiction of the Culture Ministry.
In the meanwhile, Bardukh Gabrielyan, Director of the Hydro-ecology
and Ichthyology Institute of Armenia, condemned the mess around
dolphinarium.
"Environmentalists devaluate themselves by protesting the project of
dolphinarium. They say that dolphins will not survive in conditions
of the dolphinarium. I disagree with this; otherwise it is senseless
investing millions in the given project. They say that dolphins have
high intellect. The intellect of monkeys is higher. Let's hold them
from performing at the circus," he said.
From: A. Papazian