tropical forest flying dolphin (2022) 绘画 由 Ana Maria Guta

Through this work I wanted to draw attention to dolphins, these intelligent and wonderful creatures that are endangered due to human actions and intervention in their natural environment. Fishing, pollution of various kinds are among the key threats to these magnificent creatures. When dolphins get hurt or die in fishing nets meant for other fish, they are called bycatch. The World Wildlife Foundation says that more than 300,000 dolphins, porpoises, and whales die this way every year.
When we spill trash, oil, or chemicals into the ocean, by accident or on purpose, we are polluting it. Chemicals containing toxins or poisons can kill fish that dolphins need for food. The toxins can also affect the dolphins' health when they breathe them in and affect their ability to have healthy babies. When garbage is in the ocean, dolphins can get tangled up in or swallow the trash and die.
The noise pollution also harms dolphins. When people use big ships or try to find oil in the ocean, they are polluting the environment with noise. Dolphins use echolocation, which means they send out a sound and wait for it to echo back. This helps them find nearby things in the water. In this way, noise pollution may make it hard for dolphins to find where they are and to talk to one another.

It is necessary to be aware of our action on the oceans, the seas, the dolphins and of course the other creatures that populate this aquatic universe. We must count life, not numbers. The meaning of prosperity in modern society comes from the idea of abundance, the financial one. Sometimes the economy takes precedence over the real values and achievements of this planet as a human being. To be rich is not about money, it means being content and grateful with what you are, with what you do, with what you have and helping others. We are in a hurry to die, in a competition with life itself and if we do not slow down this fast race we may have more and more disastrous results.
When we live in harmony, giving love, compassion, understanding to all beings on this earth, whether they are plants, animals or human beings, then we will live a healthy and sustainable life, helping to develop and unite the lives of all regardless of whether they live on land, in the air or in the water. Life is just as precious everywhere.