{"id":1955584,"date":"2023-06-23T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-diver-combat-dolphins-deploying-in-black-sea-whales-and-seals-also-being-trained-report\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T17:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:21:35","slug":"anti-diver-combat-dolphins-deploying-in-black-sea-whales-and-seals-also-being-trained-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-diver-combat-dolphins-deploying-in-black-sea-whales-and-seals-also-being-trained-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Combat dolphins deployed in Black Sea for anti-diver operations; whales and seals undergoing training as well."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-diver-combat-dolphins-deploying-in-black-sea-whales-and-seals-also-being-trained-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1955584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Russia Deploys Trained Dolphins to Enhance Security at Black Sea Military Base<\/h2>\n<p>Russia is taking unconventional measures to bolster security at its Black Sea military base, according to British intelligence. Instead of relying solely on surveillance systems and alarms, the country is reportedly deploying trained dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>The UK&#8217;s Ministry of Defence recently announced that the Russian Navy has made significant enhancements to the security of the Black Sea Fleet&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-graham-warns-against-changing-trump-era-foreign-polices\/\" title=\"Sen. Graham warns against changing Trump-era foreign polices\">main base<\/a> in Sevastopol. These enhancements include the installation of multiple layers of nets and booms across the harbour entrance.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Ministry of Defence also stated that there is evidence suggesting an increased presence of trained marine mammals in the area. Satellite imagery reveals a significant expansion of floating mammal pens in the harbour, which are believed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-diver-combat-dolphins-deploying-in-black-sea-whales-and-seals-also-being-trained-report\/\" title=\"Report: Combat dolphins deployed in Black Sea for anti-diver operations; whales and seals undergoing training as well.\">house bottle-nosed dolphins<\/a>. In Arctic waters, the Russian navy is known to utilize Beluga whales and seals for various missions.<\/p>\n<p>It is highly likely that the animals housed in Sevastopol harbour are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dive-team-joins-search-for-brian-laundrie-in-florida-preserve\/\" title=\"Dive Team Joins Search For Brian Laundrie In Florida Preserve\">specifically trained<\/a> to counter enemy divers, according to the Ministry of Defence. This is not the first time Russia has been linked to the use of trained animals for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-charges-chinese-national-with-stealing-american-tech\/\" title=\"DOJ Charges Chinese National With Stealing American Tech\">military purposes<\/a>. In 2019, a Beluga whale found in Norway with a harness bearing the words &#8220;Equipment St. Petersburg&#8221; sparked speculation that it was a Russian spy whale.<\/p>\n<p>While Russia has not officially commented on these incidents, it is clear that they are exploring unconventional methods to enhance their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-leaders-join-gen-milley-and-release-statement-saying-there-is-no-role-for-us-army-in-martial-law-in-determining-elections\/\" title=\"Army Leaders Join Gen. Milley and Release Statement Saying There Is \u201cNo Role\u201d for US Army in Martial Law in Determining Elections\">military capabilities<\/a>. It is worth noting that the United States Navy also trains dolphins for specific tasks, such as identifying targets like people, moored mines, or bottom mines.<\/p>\n<p>As the use of trained animals in military operations continues to capture attention, it remains to be seen how these unconventional tactics will shape future conflicts.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-multiple-rare-freshwater-dolphins-found-dead-less-100-left-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal &#8211; Russia Deploys Trained Dolphins to Enhance Security at Black Sea Military Base<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-spy-whale-surfaces-off-sweden-experts-question-mission\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&#038;linkId=217145871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News &#8211; Beluga whale found in Norway suspected to be Russian spy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/30\/magazine\/beluga-whale-russia-military-dolphins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times &#8211; The Russian Military Is Building a Whale Army<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is enhancing security at its Black Sea base to combat enemy divers, per British intelligence. Rather than conventional upgrades, trained dolphins are reportedly being deployed. The UK Ministry of Defence revealed that the Russian Navy has made significant investments in this initiative since summer 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2019,"featured_media":1955585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1955584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1955584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1955584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1955584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1955584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}