Author Archives: Helene O'Barry
12Sep
Saving Dewa and Johnny
Update 9/14/19: Dolphins are highly social beings, and living in isolation is stressful and completely unnatural for them. Both Johnny and Dewa have
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05Sep
One Dolphin’s Story – Rambo
From Rambo to Rainbow Rambo is one of two dolphins that the Central Jakarta Forestry Department and the Dolphin Project team recently
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14Aug
Animal Humiliation at Dubai Dolphinarium
Many Internet users reacted with shock when footage emerged of a dolphin trainer straddling a dolphin that was helplessly beached on the
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24Jul
Loro Parque Thinks Foraging ‘Not a Big Deal’ for Orcas
On a hot, sunny afternoon, the orcas at Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain, were working through the third killer whale spectacle that
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02Jun
Loro Parque Blames Activists for Whale Captures
Loro Parque, a zoo in the Canary Islands of Spain, recently published a statement on its Facebook page in response to the
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16May
Keto: 24 Years Behind Bars
Keto is without doubt one of the most impressive beings I have ever seen. His sleek, torpedo-shaped body has undergone millions of
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22Feb
Orphaned Risso’s Dolphins Dumped at Sea
Tragedy struck again in Taiji on February 14 when the hunters captured a nursery pod of 10 Risso’s dolphins. Four of them
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05Feb
“Sad” SeaWorld Loses Another Orca
“The entire SeaWorld family is deeply saddened by the loss.” These words are part of a statement put out by entertainment giant
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29Jan
Unfathomable Cruelty in The Cove
14Jan
Is Norway Creating Their Own Killing Cove?
Is Norway about to create a killing cove in Scandinavia, like in Taiji, Japan? It looks like some people there are trying
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