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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19Dec
2023: A Year in Review
The death of Lolita, dolphins go free, a new turtle hospital and so much more – what a year it’s been! In
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18Dec
Morgan’s Monotonous Existence at Loro Parque
With the passing of Skyla, Ula, and Kohana during 2021 and 2022, Morgan has become the sole female orca left at Loro
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12Dec
Let’s Keep Making Progress for Dolphins
After a three-year absence, I returned to Taiji in November. Due to the pandemic, Dolphin Project Cove Monitors were unable to be
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29Nov
One Dolphin’s Story – Kotar
Kotar is one of more than 50 orcas captured off the coast of Iceland for the aquarium industry from the mid-’70s until
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27Nov
Is Demand for Captive Dolphins Decreasing?
After a three year absence from documenting the dolphin drive hunts, I returned to Taiji recently. While I always hope that each
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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
Moana has died at Marineland d’Antibes in France
From our colleagues at C’est Assez! in France, we have received the devastating news that Moana died last night, on October 17,
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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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