{"id":32379,"date":"2019-02-06T14:25:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/?p=32379"},"modified":"2019-02-06T14:25:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:25:18","slug":"tips-for-sailing-near-whales-and-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/2019\/02\/tips-for-sailing-near-whales-and-dolphins\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Sailing Near Whales and Dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-title article-title--editorial\">\n<p class=\"article-title__title romain_bold\"><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Sailing with<\/em> <em>whales<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> and\u00a0dolphins\u00a0can be a real thrill, says Dr Isabella Clegg, but be careful not to disturb them&#8230; (<\/em>Boat International<em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">). Here are some helpful tips to make your encounter with these amazing sea mammals safer and more fun.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content article\">\n<div class=\"content-text\">\n<p>There\u2019s nothing quite like watching dolphins bow ride in front of your boat, or seeing\u00a0whales\u00a0heaving their gigantic bodies out of the water. Unfortunately, the increasing number of boats and wildlife tourists on the water has caused problems.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"8a6fe767-db2b-4379-8a03-352e5e2d04e7\" class=\"js-advert advert advert--mpu\" data-label=\"\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 The disturbances can affect the animals\u2019 behavior, causing them to flee and abandon their socialization or hunting sequence. In extreme instances, the animals can end up being injured or killed by boats, which is especially devastating to endangered species. Disturbance can be caused by the physical presence of boats as well as the noise pollution of vessels in the area. The inhalation of exhaust fumes is also likely to pose health risks to the animals. Read more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sailing with whales and\u00a0dolphins\u00a0can be a real thrill, says Dr Isabella Clegg, but be careful not to disturb them&#8230; (Boat International). Here are some helpful tips to make your encounter with these amazing sea mammals safer and more fun.\u00a0 &nbsp; There\u2019s nothing quite like watching dolphins bow ride in front of your boat, or seeing\u00a0whales\u00a0heaving their gigantic bodies out of the water. Unfortunately, the increasing number of boats and wildlife tourists on the water has caused problems. \u00a0 \u00a0 The disturbances can affect the animals\u2019 behavior, causing them to flee and abandon their socialization or hunting sequence. In extreme instances, the animals can end up being injured or killed by boats, which is especially devastating to endangered species. Disturbance can be caused by the physical presence of boats as well as the noise pollution of vessels in the area. The inhalation of exhaust fumes is also likely to pose health risks to the animals. Read more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[1882,1325,1568],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32381,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32379\/revisions\/32381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}