Sharm el Sheikh Campaign

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Egypt promotes the Red Sea as one of the best destinations on earth to see marine life in its' natural environment. This provides Egypt with crutial revenue, with divers in particular returning year after year from the UK and Europe. However, this country is also now making a profit from keeping dolphins in captivity.

One such facility is 'Dolphinella' situated in Sharm el Sheikh. The Marine Connection were alerted to the plight of 2 beluga whales being kept in horrendous conditions at this facility in Autumn 2004. After negotiations with CITES in Cairo the belugas were confiscated, and the owners were told the animals must be returned to their place of origin (Russia). The belugas were then transferred to a facility in Cairo to await transportion back to Russia.
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Many travel companies including; Thomson's, Libra Holidays, Thomas Cook and Odyssey/ Olympic are only too pleased to jump on the "swim with the dolphins" bandwagon in Sharm to increase their profits.
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Sign our petition to stop Dolphin Shows in Sharm

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- join the campaign to make Sharm el Sheikh a “captive dolphin free zone” and learn the dangers you could face by swimming with captive dolphins.