1 year later Death of two humpback whales In Patagonia, the international environmental group Greenpeace condemned the attack. Salmon Company Sabotage inside the case. Activists have protested the limited progress the investigation has made and say those responsible have not yet been identified.
A tragedy in which Greenpeace and domestic and international environmental groups blamed large corporations. After checking the cetacean anatomy. “These whales traveled thousands of kilometers in search of refuge, finding great threats, cages, boats, and state negligence. A year later, salmon companies still haven’t found all the information, and the judiciary still hasn’t given answers,” said Roxana Nuñez, advocacy manager at Greenpeace Andino.
Similarly, the organization emphasizes that: lack of complete report Necropsies on animals are requested by large companies stating that they have lesions that are compatible with nets and ropes.
Greenpeace calls on Chile to develop a protocol and expert report commensurate with these cases, and recalls that from 2023 the law provides for up to 10 years in prison and high fines for impacts on protected areas. The group accuses the law of not being properly applied in this case.
“Today we have laws that punish those who destroy protected ecosystems, The question is whether this applies when the person responsible is a large company.. However, the authorities’ lack of action and coordination threatens to turn this law into a promise rather than an instrument of real justice for nature,” declared Roxana Nuñez. They argue that the law could apply to Chile’s Laguna San Rafael National Park and Cauhuescar National Reserve, both of which are environmentally protected areas.