CARIBBEAN DOLPHINARIUM VOX POP

BY MONICA DOBIE and KEITH NUTHALL, in Sint Maarten and Anguilla DOLPHINARIUMS are an increasingly sought after once in a lifetime experience but these marine amusement parks remain controversial. Is it about big business exploiting these highly intelligent creatures for fat profits or do they provide people with an intimate experience that allows them to better understand them? BBC Wildlife spoke to locals in the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, which has a dolphinarium, and (Dutch) Sint Maarten where one is being planned. Ludovic Questel, 25 Pool maintenance ...


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