Tag Archives: dolphin captivity
20May
Complex Animals, Barren Enclosures at Loro Parque
Loro Parque recently published a video on its Facebook page in which they announce the results of one of their studies on
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17May
Redaction of Taiji Public Records Ruled Illegal
Osaka, 5/17/24: Despite an appeal filed last year by the town of Taiji, the Osaka High Court ruled on May 17, 2024
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06May
Abandoned Dolphins Left to Starve in Bahamas
Updated 5/10/24: The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has advised that all five remaining dolphins were removed from Blackbeard’s Cay/Balmoral Island.
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24Apr
Let’s Never Forget Nephele
Last month, we reported on the death of 40-year-old Nephele at Kolmården Zoo’s dolphin stadium in Sweden. She died by suffocation when
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10Apr
We’re Celebrating 54 Years Protecting Dolphins!
When Kathy, one of the five dolphins who played Flipper in the TV series of the same name died in my arms,
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07Mar
Lease Termination Notice Issued to Miami Seaquarium
March 7, 2024 – The office of Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has sent a “Notice of Termination of Lease” letter Thursday
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02Mar
Taiji’s Dolphin Drive Season Ends in Dramatic Decline
Far fewer dolphins were slaughtered or taken captive during the 2023/24 dolphin hunting season in Taiji, Japan than any other year since
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10Jan
One Dolphin’s Story – Veera
Quick Facts Captured: August 1984, Pine Island, Florida Died: 2021, Oltremare Park, Italy Veera was captured near Pine Island, Florida in August
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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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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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