The intervention of the Spanish authorities was caused by a video document from his close quarters Gibraltarwhere the passengers of a yacht shoot a herd of orcas who approached them.
In the video, people from the yacht can be seen shooting at the orcas, possibly with one or more guns, while passengers on another boat cheer them on, yelling at them to stop.
It is unknown if any orcas were injured, nor what type of weapon was used. However, the Spanish authorities are investigating and prosecutions are possible.
The reactions from animal lovers and ecological organizations are furious. In fact, the political party for the defense of animal rights, PACMA, demanded an urgent investigation into the incident, which occurred last Thursday afternoon about seven nautical miles off the coast of Tarifa in Andalusia.
The owner of the yacht has been identified
The owner of the yacht has been identified by police and was located in a port in the province of Almeria in south-eastern Spain.
A search ensued for the yacht and its occupants, who were informed that they were under investigation. Their nationalities are currently not known their nationalities,
A spokesman for the cruise company Toumares, which organizes dolphin and whale-watching expeditions, whose members and passengers witnessed the incident, said it was “very unpleasant”.
“We are concerned for their welfare as some of them may have been injured,” he added.
Source: News Beast
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