That were never thoroughly probed, such the deaths of the dolphins Alex and Plata in a single year,” they said. “We have shown that the dolphin pool is smaller than those for humans,
Despite the fact that in the wild they swim vast distances and depths, that they have no shelter from the sun, and so on.” The dolphin in the video may or may not be one of the dead.
The death of two tourist entertainment dolphins while in the custody of a hotel in Rivera Maya has prompted an inquiry by the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa).
“On January 24, Profepa asked for the submission of the documentation with which the Dolphinaris Barceló dolphinarium, located at the Barceló Hotel, notified the Directorate General of Wildlife.
(DGVS) about the death of the dolphin named Plata,” according to a news statement issued by Profepa. “[And] if applicable, the notification to the same authority about his death,”