  Ukrainian ecologists to protest opening of dolphinarium in Yerevan December 24, 2010 - 17:09 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Ukrainian ecologists will gather at the Ministry for Environmental Protection in Kyiv to protest opening of dolphinarium in Yerevan, where dolphins from Odessa were delivered. “Our Ukrainian colleagues will organize a protest action on December 27,” chairperson of Eco Dashink NGO Silva Adamyan told journalists in Yerevan. According to Pro Paws NGO chairperson Elsik Azizyan, dolphins swim about 100 km a day, with the essential depth of the pool to be 20 meters. “The pool in which the dolphins will be kept in Yerevan is 18 meters in diameter and is 5 meters deep. Moreover, the water in the pool where these cleverest mammals will live is filled with chlorine, which will make them blind in six months,” she said. For his part, director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets Ruben Khachatryan said that dolphins can choose to stop breathing, thus committing suicide. Dolphinariums are forbidden in Croatia. Some were closed in UK and a number of U.S. states. The construction of Yerevan dolphinarium is implemented by Nerum Ukrainian company. Four dolphins, two sea bears and a sea lion were brought to Yerevan from Odessa.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
