Author Archives: Femke den Haas
07Aug
Dolphins Confiscated from Melka Hotel
Two dolphins who for years, were kept captive in chlorinated swimming pools and forced to interact with paying tourists are now swimming
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24Jun
Hotels are for Tourists, not Dolphins
Several times a day dolphins at the Melka Excelsior Hotel in Lovina, north Bali, Indonesia are used as props for tourists – posing
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25Mar
Lil’ Kleine Supports Free Bali Dolphins
Multi-platinum award-winning Dutch rapper Jorik Scholten, better known as Lil’ Kleine says NO to the dolphin show! During a recent visit to Bali,
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15Mar
Conservation Through Education
Dolphin Project’s team on Karimun Jawa island teaches school children the importance of marine conservation. Ten years ago our Indonesian team received a
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04Feb
Exclusive: Dolphin Rescue in North Sumatra
On January 31, two Chinese white dolphins (Sousa chinensis) were spotted in a river in the Medan area, in the North Sumatra
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18Jan
Immediate Protection Needed for Indonesia’s Dolphins
Imagine taking free-range creatures of the sea and keeping them in “floating prisons” – all so tourists can pay large amounts of
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13Nov
Traveling Circus Faces Worldwide Condemnation
Despite worldwide condemnation, Indonesia’s traveling dolphin shows continue to operate. The circuses are one of the most barbaric forms of animal entertainment,
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25Sep
Puppet Show Promotes Peaceful Education
It’s a dolphin’s birthright to swim in the open ocean, wild and free. Yet in Indonesia, dolphins are featured in traveling shows
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04Jun
Dolphin Exploitation at Melka Hotel
12May
Garuda Indonesia: Stop Transporting Dolphins
Indonesia’s national airline is perpetuating extreme cruelty to dolphins – and we need your help to end it! As horrible as this
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