Author Archives: Elizabeth Batt
05Oct
Op Ed: IMATA Conference Raises Eyebrows
The International Marine Animal Trainer’s Association Conference concluded October 2nd, in the Bahamas, and it offered a terrific opportunity to evaluate the organization’s mindset
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04Oct
Fisheries Cooperative Admits High Mercury Levels in Taiji Locals
The Dolphin Project has always believed that high levels of mercury in dolphins captured in the cove makes meat consumption a dangerous habit for
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01Oct
Op Ed: Blue World or Bribe World?
10Sep
First Blood Spilled in Taiji Cove
It’s been 11 days since the start of the dolphin drive season in Taiji, Japan and we’ve all enjoyed the blissfully blue days. That came to an abrupt end today when a pod of around 12 Risso’s dolphins were driven into the killing cove and slaughtered.
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08Sep
Taiji Whale Museum Withdraws From JAZA
It is not at all surprising to learn that the Taiji Whale Museum has chosen to withdraw as a member of JAZA.
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01Sep
Breaking: Ric O’Barry Released Without Charge
11Aug
Korea: Two Captive Dolphins Find Freedom and Rejoin Their Family
18Jul
Gifts that Give! The Dolphin Project Auction and Benefit Concert
Welcome to our first ever auction to benefit Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project. And just in time, the Dolphin Project has been granted 501(c)(3) non-profit status in
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14Jul
Second Captive-Born Beluga Whale Calf Dies
13Jul
Massive Protest Rocks Marineland Antibes
More than six hundred people including Dolphin Project’s Ric O’Barry and Blackfish star John Hargrove showed up to protest the confinement and
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