Content Points: Along with rainbows, they have become a symbol of a new age of love, peace, and harmony. Dolphins graced many forms of art in ancient societies. Killing a dolphin was punished by the death penalty. Dolphins have a unique ability called echolocation, and it enables dolphins to explore their environment over a wider distance than eyesight allows and to find their prey in a dark, watery world where sight is often of little use. Realizing, therefore, that financially rewarding catches of tuna fish await 25 those willing to take advantage of the tuna-dolphin bond. As a result, they (local people) have to turn to whatever food sources remain, simply in order to survive, and the only available food is often dolphins. Pesticides, which are used to boost crop production in agricultural areas, pollute the nearby rivers, and the dolphins living there stand no chance against these powerful poisons. In many fishing communities, fish stocks – on which people have always d...