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Quintana Roo begins the process to close live dolphin shows

Quintana Roo begins the process to close live dolphin shows

The Secretariat of Ecology and Environment (SEMA) in Quintana Roo rolled out new steps to make the recent reforms to the General Wildlife Law a reality on the ground. The law now bans using marine mammals in fixed or traveling shows and outlaws their commercial extraction. State officials will tighten identification and traceability rules to stop dolphin “swaps” after a death—no more passing off a new animal as the old one. Quintana Roo, which au…

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