Four orca were shot and killed after being spotted in the Nuuk fjord in Greenland, an area where orca haven’t been seen in many years. Only one body was recovered as the rest sank, and the meat is for sale on Facebook.
Dolphin Freedom states; the act of chasing down and killing a small family unit of orca after many people on social media had expressed their excitement of wanting to see the rare visitors; is disturbing. Using camera equipment to record the event and later post on YouTube, repeatedly firing at the orca with high-powered rifles when they surfaced for air, along with advertising the orca’s body for sale on Facebook, is unacceptable and an absolute disgrace.
Greenland news ‘Sermitsiaq’ wrote that although not illegal, authorities and researchers have repeatedly warned against eating the meat of orcas because they contain a very high level of pollution from the environmental toxin PCB and mercury. High levels of PCBs can lead to sterilization, hormonal disorders, weakened immune system and increased mortality.
Orcas in the Tasiilaq area of East Greenland are among the most polluted and researchers advise against eating from them.
“If you want to put children in the world, you should pay special attention to this recommendation, as the greatest effect of the pollutants will be seen in the next generation.” – Gert Mulvad, chairman of the Nutrition and Exercise Council.
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PRESS ARTICLE
Il Messaggero – Sunday, November 28, 2021, 09:34 (Google Translated)
Four killer whales were hunted down and shot dead in Greenland waters. The incredible and dramatic episode was staged in the Nuuk Fjord area, in the territory of Sermersooq and was filmed in a video that, taken by one of the hunters thanks to a camera placed on the head, was published on the You Tube platform. In the images, you can see the small boats chasing the killer whales while the author of the terrible images takes up his rifle and shoots at least two specimens, hitting the target. There would be four orcas involved in the hunt, all killed.
Three killer whales, despite the efforts of the hunters, sank leaving the men stunned who had to settle for the only specimen subsequently harpooned and represented in the images disseminated by Dolphin Freedom UK and by Sermitsiaq, one of the two most important newspapers in Greenland. But it does not end there because the environmental association Dolphin Freedom UK stressed that the orca killed and recovered, after being slaughtered, would be put up for sale in pieces on social networks. Greenland is a huge autonomous Danish territory. Covered by ice and largely uninhabited, it still has an almost uncontaminated nature.
Further Press: Il Gazzetino
Header: Greenland Explorer
Reposted from our campaign work at Dolphin Freedom UK
