Author Archives: Cara Sands
02Jan
New Year, New Opportunities
Two lines of thinking seem to make their way into people’s New Year’s resolutions: a focus on goal-setting, or a focus on
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21Nov
Confiscated Sea Turtles Successfully Released
At the Umah Lumba Rehabilitation, Release and Retirement Center in West Bali, Indonesia, our fast response team is ready to offer medical
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27Oct
Ongoing Serious Concerns at Miami Seaquarium
Update 11/3/23: In response to the troubling findings documented in the USDA’s most recent inspection report on Miami Seaquarium, Miami-Dade County Parks,
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18Oct
Bottlenose Dolphins Hunted by Taiji Fishermen
Update – October 19, 2023: Two of the bottlenose dolphins held overnight in the Cove have been selected for captivity, and another
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29Sep
Huge Blow to Taiji’s Dolphin Drive Fishery
Wakayama District Court Judge rules in Life Investigation Agency’s favor. WAKAYAMA, Wakayama Prefecture, September 29, 2023: In a ruling by Wakayama District
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01Sep
Ric O’Barry Returns to Japan
Taiji Dolphin Hunts Resume TOKYO, September 1, 2023: When the wheels touched down at Narita International Airport, in Tokyo earlier this week,
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18Aug
Lolita the Orca is Dead
The last surviving orca of the infamous Penn Cove captures of 1970 is dead. AUGUST 18, 2023: Lolita (also known as Tokitae),
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14Aug
Rambo Departs from the Umah Lumba Center
A little over 10 months since three confiscated dolphins were offered their freedom, Rambo, the last remaining dolphin residing near the release
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07Aug
One Turtle’s Story – Coco
Quick Facts Rescued: December 10, 2022 Status: Released Update 12/28/23: A little over a year since Coco, an endangered female green sea
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26Jun
Species Conservation Equals Marine Conservation
For us, the shoreline can represent a peaceful walk on the beach. But for countless animals, the ocean, the beach, or the
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