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Stella, who is pictured here with a dominant trainer standing on her back, is one of the last three survivors of the more than 50 wild-caught orcas that were flown out of Iceland during the ’70s and ’80s. The other two are female orca Katina who was captured in 1978 and performs at SeaWorld in Orlando, and a male called Ulises, who was captured in 1980 and performs at SeaWorld in San Diego.

12May

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Helene O'Barry

Ocean Just Out of Reach for Stella and Ran

Posts by : Helene O'Barry

The show stadium at Kobe Suma SeaWorld in western Japan has been built right next to the Pacific Ocean, within the orcas’

Monitoring the bottlenose dolphins at Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain

06May

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Cara Sands

Help Us End Dolphin Captivity!

Posts by : Cara Sands

On May 10th and 11th, people from across the world will join together at their local marine park or aquarium and peacefully

Floating in sea pens - captive Pacific white-sided dolphin, Taiji, Japan

02May

Blog, Campaigns, Japan | Posts by : Cara Sands

What Happens During Taiji’s Off-Season?

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Taiji, Japan’s infamous dolphin hunts – exposed worldwide in the 2009 Academy Award-winning documentary film The Cove – are not set to

19Apr

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry, Indonesia, Japan | Posts by : Cara Sands

Dolphin Project: 55 Years and Beyond Defending Dolphins

Posts by : Cara Sands

For 55 years, Dolphin Project’s mantra has been “Let’s Protect Dolphins Together.” And for over five decades, we have done just that.

Morgan (pictured in the back) and Kohana jump on command during a show at Loro Parque’s orca stadium in December 2021, just ten months before Kohana's death in September 2022. Citing inadequate living conditions, a scientific agency in Spain has refused the transfer of Icelandic orcas Wikie and her son Keijo from Marineland d'Antibes in France to Loro Parque in Tenerife where four orcas have died in the last four years.

15Apr

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Helene O'Barry

Spain Says No to Dolphin Transfer

Posts by : Helene O'Barry

There are new developments in the situation at Marineland d’Antibes in France, where the exploitation of orcas and other dolphins must end

12Apr

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Cara Sands

Every Day is Earth Day

Posts by : Cara Sands

The theme of this year’s Earth Day – which also happens to be Dolphin Project’s 55th birthday! – is “Our Power, Our

Morgan has given birth twice since she arrived at Loro Parque in 2011, first to a daughter, who is now dead, and recently to a son. How long will it be before trainers start the process of shaping Morgan's second offspring into a performer, just like they did with her daughter Ula?

10Apr

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Helene O'Barry

Morgan’s New Calf Faces Life of Restraint

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Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain, has confirmed that Morgan’s new calf, born on March 31, is a male. In a pinned Instagram

Morgan is believed to belong to a community of orcas in Norway. When, on June 24, 2010, she was found dehydrated and malnourished off the coast of Holland, staff from Harderwijk dolphinarium brought her ashore and placed her in one of their tanks. In 2011, a judge ruled that she should be sent to Loro Parque, and she arrived there on November 29th that year. She has lived there since, and a team of trainers has successfully shaped her into a performer, just like the others. Her new calf, too, will no doubt be incorporated into shows as soon as he can be trained to follow his trainers' commands.

31Mar

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Helene O'Barry

Morgan Gives Birth for a Second Time

Posts by : Helene O'Barry

Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain announced on its website on March 31st that Morgan has given birth. They believe the calf is

Wild-caught dolphin will spend the remainder of its life in a concrete cage

31Mar

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Cara Sands

Gulf World Marine Park Under Investigation

Posts by : Cara Sands

At the direction of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a search warrant has been executed at Gulf World Marine Park, in Panama

Southern Resident Killer Whales swim wild and free in the waters of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, WA. Credit: Candice Emmons/NOAA, author: National Marine Sanctuaries. Note: image is part of the public domain.

26Mar

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Cara Sands

Canada Says No to Orca Protection

Posts by : Cara Sands

No, Canada! Earlier this month, the country’s federal government refused to issue an emergency order to help protect Southern Resident killer whales

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