Author Archives: Cara Sands
16Mar
No “Social Distancing” for Captive Dolphins; Whales
You might have seen the term, “social distancing” popping up on your news feeds and internet as a strategy to help slow
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19Feb
Juvenile Dolphin Thrown Onto Skiff for Slaughter
Taiji, 2-19-20: With less than an estimated two weeks left of the dolphin drive hunts in Taiji, Japan, another pod of dolphins was
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13Feb
$25K Reward for Help Finding Dolphin Killers
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty or
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05Feb
Indonesia’s Traveling Dolphin Circus Shut Down
After a decade of relentless campaigning against Indonesia’s traveling dolphin circus, the world’s cruelest dolphin show has been shut down. Effective today,
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29Jan
Go Wild This Spring Break
“A dolphin’s smile is nature’s greatest deception. It creates the illusion that they’re always happy.” ~ Ric O’Barry, Founder/Director of Dolphin Project
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12Jan
Horrific Suffering in the Cove as Dolphins Slaughtered
Taiji, 1-12-20: Taiji’s dolphin hunters have certainly been kept busy this month. In this week alone, there have been four successful drives,
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09Dec
Rocky and Rambo Relocated to Bali Dolphin Sanctuary
Bali, Indonesia, 12-9-19: Approximately four months after two bottlenose dolphins named Rocky and Rambo were confiscated from the Melka Excelsior Hotel in North Bali, Dolphin
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22Nov
Redefining Our Concept of “Entertainment”
Truth be told, I am certain many of you remember visiting a marine park as a kid. Some of you likely returned
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06Nov
Exclusive: First-Ever Drone Footage of Taiji Dolphin Slaughters
Taiji: During the 2018/19 season, Dolphin Project began working with drones, in efforts to bring the best documentation on the dolphin slaughters and
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16Oct
Kina Dies at Sea Life Park Hawaii
We are saddened to share the news that Kina, a false killer whale hidden away at Sea Life Park Hawaii in Oahu
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