Bad Navy

I was watching Dateline NBC the other evening and was startled by an investigation the station was pursuing: Navy sonar has been proven as the reason whales have been beaching themselves. That enraged me as all animal cruelty news does, and so i felt the need to look up more on the issue. The NRDC website aka THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL had an article that really broke down clearly how the sonar is hurting the animals of are seas. According to the site: The Navy's mid frequency and low range- low frequency sonar were scientifically proven in 2000 to be the reason whales and many dolphins were found dead on beaches in and around the Bahamas.The extreme decibels put through the ocean cause bleeding of the ears and tissues of the whales and are even suspected to alter the swim/diving patterns of the whales. Whales use sound to follow migratory routes, communicate with one another and to care and locate one another. At least four different species have been found dead and now environmentalists are concerned for the endangered whales that they are finding more and more of on the shores.

The military doesn't hide the fact that even hundreds of miles away from the sources of the sonar waves they can be as strong as over a hundred decibels. That is crazy to think about. Luckily the Supreme Court as of this year has taken steps to protect the marine life by not allowing the Navy to conduct tests in California without having safety measures in tact. For example turning the sonar off if an endangered mammal is seen in the nearby waters, to not test near feeding areas or diving routes etc. The White House tried to appeal saying that the Navy should be excluded from having to be restricted in the waters. I think the Navy needs to get over itself and realize it can do its job and still do the testing it needs to do without harming endangered animals in the process. Seriously! If the Navy is supposed to be protecting our waters why the hell is it killing the living creatures in them in the process?