DOLPHIN PROJECT IN THE NEWS
2023
Dolphin Project activist visits Monterey Bay – 11/1/23 The Advocate
Orca’s Sudden Death at Theme Park Sparks Backlash – 10/23/23 Newsweek
2022
For 60 years, the US Navy has been training dolphins and sea lions to keep rivals away from its most sensitive hardware – 12/29/22 Business Insider
James Cameron breaks silence on Avatar 2 dolphin stunt: ‘I was seething’ – 12/20/22 Yahoo News Australia
Avatar 2 premiere sparks outrage: ‘Cruel’ dolphin stunt slammed – 12/14/22 Yahoo News Australia
Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project celebrates a triple dolphin release in Bali – 9/6/22 Animals 24-7
Rescued dolphins swim free from Indonesia sanctuary – 9/3/22 AP News
Witness horrified as Japan resumes dolphin hunting: ‘Very sad’ – 9/1/22 Yahoo News Australia
A Rescued Dolphin Gets New Teeth – 8/18/22 Fox 11 Los Angeles
Faroe Islands To Limit Dolphin Hunt After ‘Unusually’ Large Number Killed – 7/11/22 Newsweek
Faroe Islands Hunting Season Commence with 60 Pilot Whales Slaughter – 6/16/22 Nature World News
Faroe Islands Slaughter Begins With Pilot Whales Butchered Alive – 6/14/22 Newsweek
2021
Dolphin Project grew Mashta Island treehouse to international conservation fame – 12/18/21 Islander Media Group, Inc.
Heartbreaking story of killer whale named Hugo who ‘committed SUICIDE’ by repeatedly ramming head against tank – 9/15/21 The U.S. Sun
‘Can’t un-see it’: Dolphin activist reveals scene that still haunts him – 3/11/21 Yahoo News Australia
Japan’s Global Dolphin Trade Still Kills – 3/2/21 VICE
Dolphin shows to be outlawed in NSW as new law passes – 2/25/21 Yahoo News Australia
‘A brutal end’: Whale trapped for 19 days ‘drowned’ by fishermen – 1/11/21 Yahoo News Australia
2020
‘Soul-destroying’: Desperate plea to save whale trapped in net for six days – 12/30/20 Yahoo News Australia
Heartbreaking reason ‘panicked’ dolphin won’t escape from hunters– 12/11/20 Yahoo News Australia
Livestream shows dolphin family captured during annual hunt– 9/1/20 Yahoo News Australia
Progress watch: Where dolphins get a second chance at life – 7/28/20 Christian Science Monitor
This rehab center in Bali rescues captive dolphins and provides them lifelong sanctuary – 7/11/20 Mashable
Bali Hosts First Center to Return Captive Dolphins To The Wild – 7/9/20 New York Post
Bali Hosts First Center to Return Captive Dolphins To The Wild – 7/8/20 Reuters
Lewis Hamilton Says It’s ‘Time We Empty The Tanks’ In Anti-Captivity Post – 5/10/20 Plant Based News
‘World’s loneliest dolphin’ dies after two years living in abandoned Japanese aquarium – 4/21/20 Evening Standard
Behind the Dolphin Smile. From Flipper To The Birth Of The Anti-Captivity Movement – 4/13/20 Galactus
Three dolphins have been shot or stabbed in Florida since May. Authorities are searching for the culprits – 2/13/20 The Washington Post
‘Depressing, sadistic’: Horrifying photo shows entire pod of whales slaughtered by hunters – 2/11/20 Yahoo News Australia
The 16 Most Political Moments in Oscars History – 2/8/20 Vogue
The ‘World’s Cruelest’ Dolphin Circus Just Permanently Shut Down – 2/1/20 LiveKindly
Sickening truth behind holiday park dolphins brutally hunted in the wild – 1/25/20 The Mirror
Victory! World’s Cruelest Dolphin Circus in Indonesia Has Shut Down – 1/1/20 One Green Planet
2019
‘Up to their waists in blood’: New drone video exposes Japanese dolphin slayers – 11/6/19 Yahoo News Australia
At Japan’s dolphin hunt, a struggle between local traditions and global anger – 10/14/19 The Washington Post
Dark side of tourism in Bali: Dolphins rescued from hotel pool – 10/11/19 Stuff NZ
Dolphin driven ‘psychotic’ by captivity rescued and freed into the ocean – 10/10/19 Yahoo News Australia
Dolphin defender Ric O’Barry, cleared by Tokyo court, plans return to Japan – 10/5/19 Animals 24-7
‘You listen to them die’: Horrific story behind dolphin activist’s collection of rocks – 9/25/19 Yahoo News Australia
‘Heartbreaking’ video shows calf isolated as hunters move in to slaughter whales – 9/16/19 Yahoo News Australia
Inside cruel dolphin hunting season when sea turns red with blood as thousands are killed – 9/16/19 The Mirror
5 Ways You Can Help End the Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji, Japan – 9/9/19 One Green Planet
Two remaining dolphins at Melka Hotel ‘can’t be released back into the wild’: Dolphin Project – 9/4/19 Coconuts Bali
Taiji cove hunt: Japan starts controversial dolphin hunt – 9/2/19 BBC News
Japan begins slaughtering dolphins as cruel six-month hunting season opens – 9/2/19 Mirror UK
Dolphin hunting season begins again in Japanese cove made famous by bloody documentary – 9/2/19 ABC News
How wildlife authorities raided a Bali hotel to rescue dolphins from concrete enclosure – 8/7/19 Yahoo News Australia
Dolphins and other animals rescued from ‘horrible, outdated’ facilities at hotel in Bali’s Lovina – 8/7/19 Coconuts Bali
‘Dirty secrets’ of dolphin tourist parks revealed as ‘abuse’ video emerges – 8/5/19 Yahoo News Australia
Zhuhai Caper: The Long Gone Wild Team Almost Landed in a Chinese Gulag While Filming Undercover – 8/5/19 Movie Maker
Do you eat dolphins? Does your cat? – 5/21/19 Animals 24-7
National Aquarium’s plan to relocate dolphins from Baltimore by 2020 is delayed by climate change, pollution – 4/19/19 The Baltimore Sun
EXCLUSIVE: World’s first legal challenge launched against Japan’s controversial dolphin hunt amid claims it’s illegal under Japanese law – 2/22/19 9News Sydney
Flipper’s Trainer Turned Dolphin Savior – 2/6/19 BBC Sounds
Dolphinaris Arizona: Mystery Over Death of Fourth Dolphin in 16 Months at Marine Mammal Park – 2/1/19 Newsweek
Fourth dolphin dies at Dolphinaris Arizona in less than two years – 1/31/19 abc15 Arizona
2018
Japan hands whales a Christmas gift camouflaged as coal – 12/27/18 Animals 24-7
[Animals and people talk] Show dolphins communicate with humans?– 11/10/18 Korea Daily News
The Need for Action Rises As More Dolphins Are Corralled to Their Death in Taiji – 09/26/18 One Green Planet
Tidal wave of Chinese marine parks fuels murky cetacean trade – 09/20/18 Reuters
Japan’s sailing body apologizes for dolphin show at World Cup ceremony – 09/12/18 CNN
Are Captive Dolphins Really ‘Happy’? A Look Into the Daily Lives of Dolphins at the Duisburg Zoo – 05/31/18 One Green Planet
Progress! Barcelona Bans Captive Dolphin Facilities – 05/1/18 One Green Planet
Dominican Republic Banned the Sale of Captive Dolphins! – 04/20/18 One Green Planet
Why Training an Orca to Mimic Human Speech Is Cruel – 02/28/18 One Green Planet
Black Country Communion Release ‘The Cove’ Video – 02/11/18 antiMusic
2017
Illegally-Caught Dolphin Destined for Traveling Circus Is Going Back to the Wild! – 12/27/17 One Green Planet
The Injured Dolphin Calf Who Inspired Me to Keep Fighting to End the Annual Cruel Taiji Hunts – 12/18/17 One Green Planet
Interview with Ric O’Barry – The Carol Rosin Show – 5/19/17 American Freedom Radio
Animals Today: Interview with Ric O’Barry – 5/15/17 Animals Today
Devastating Video of Depressed Captive Dolphins Reminds Us Why We Should Never Support Marine Parks – 3/6/17 One Green Planet
BREAKING: Taiji’s Drive Season Over – 2/28/17 The Huffington Post
Dolphins are being packed inside tiny crates by traveling circuses – 2/9/17 Daily Mail
Legendary Guitarist, Slash, Has a Message for Taiji Dolphin Hunters (VIDEO) – 1/30/17 One Green Planet
Slash Joins The Fight To End The Dolphin Slaughter – 1/29/17 World Animal News
2016
Dolphins are made to jump through rings of FIRE before being hauled from the water and crammed into tiny boxes in disturbing footage of Indonesian traveling circus – 12/9/16 Daily Mail
Dolphins Beat Each Other Up Because They’re So Stressed In Tiny Tank – 12/8/16 The Dodo
Maisie Williams: Stop going to dolphin shows – 12/2/16 The Associated Press
Dolphins Stolen From Wild Cry In Half-Empty Tanks At ‘Museum’ – 11/15/16 The Dodo
South Pacific Nation Frees Dolphins Destined for Captivity – 11/9/16 TakePart
Manby-Pacelle Pact: Hot Air and Hollow Words On Dolphin Drives – 10/4/16 The Huffington Post
The Cove Hunt Is On Again, Which Means Dolphins Are in Danger – 9/4/16 Take Part
Thousands rally against dolphin hunting as the Japanese season begins – 9/1/16 KIRO 7 News Seattle
This Badass 7-Year-Old Dolphin Activist Met With the Mayor of Taiji to Get Him to End the Hunts – 9/1/16 One Green Planet
I-Team: San Francisco joins worldwide protests of Japan’s ‘Dolphin Killing Season’ – 09/1/16 ABC 7 News San Francisco
Dolphin Project On The Ground As Taiji’s Hunting Season Begins – 09/1/16 The Huffington Post
Japanese dolphin hunts to begin as thousands set to demonstrate around the world – 09/1/16 International Business Times
The Power of Presence: Turn Up In London For The Killing Cove Dolphins
– 08/30/16 The Huffington Post
Humans and dolphins are so similar – when will we stop persecuting them?
– 08/30/16 The Guardian
Dolphin Freed From Tank Spotted In The Wild – With A Newborn Baby – 08/22/16 The Dodo
Thanks but no tanks: why you should say no to dolphin shows – 08/20/16 Mojo News
Tourists Tricked into Swimming with Dolphins in Notorious ‘Cove’ – 08/19/16 The Dodo
INTERVIEW: Dolphin Protection Activist Says Japanese Government Is ‘Biggest Criminal’ – 06/29/16 The News Lens International Edition
After life in captivity, dolphins to undergo sea change – 06/14/16 PBS
Dolphin Defender Has Changed the Way the World Thinks – 06/15/16 PETA
SeaWorld orca filmed ‘slamming head against gate while being held in small pool’ – 04/27/16 Mirror Online
New Footage Shows SeaWorld Orca Slamming Against Gate Over And Over – 04/26/16 The Dodo
Breaking: Officials Confirm Taiji Drive Season Over – 03/03/16 The Huffington Post
CNN Video: The Massacre of Dolphins – 02/25/16 CNN
Video: Univision Planeta Interviews Ric O’Barry – 02/08/16 Univision Planeta
Exclusive: Dolphin Activist Ric O’Barry Deported, But Continues to Inform the World of Taiji Slaughters – 02/08/16 One Green Planet
Japan deports star of Oscar-winning dolphin documentary – 02/5/16 Associated Press
My Husband Is Being Detained In Japan For Protecting Dolphins – 01/27/16 Huffington Post
Dolphin activist detained in Japan says he’s a ‘political prisoner’ – 01/26/16 Reuters
The fate of a dolphin activist in Japan’s flawed democracy – 01/26/16 Japan Times
Star of dolphin-hunting film ordered deported from Japan – 01/22/16 Associated Press
Exclusive: Dolphin Activist and Star of ‘The Cove’ Detained in Tokyo – 01/21/16 One Green Planet
Oscar-winning star of anti-dolphin hunt documentary Ric O’Barry held in Tokyo – 01/20/16 CNN
CNN Video: Global Dolphin Activist Ric O’Barry Detained in Japan – 01/19/16 CNN
Congress Member Asks State Department to Help Dolphin Activist Held in Japan – 01/19/16 Take Part
Star of film about dolphin killing detained at Tokyo airport – 01/19/16 The Associated Press
We Can Be Heroes – 01/13/16 The Huffington Post U.K.
David Bowie hailed ‘ultimate animal hero’ for allowing song to be whaling protest anthem – 01/12/16 Express
2015
Huddling together in fear, a pod of pilot whales circle one another after dolphin hunters at Japan’s infamous Taiji cove round them up for slaughter – 11/20/15 Daily Mail Online
Terrified Whale Family Huddles Together As Hunters Close In – 11/19/15 The Dodo
Do Animals Commit Suicide? – 11/18/15 The Dodo
Dolphin cull protesters daub hands in blood-red paint at Japan Embassy demo – 10/17/15 Western Morning News
Blood stained seas: Horrifying reality of dolphin slaughter exposed – 10/17/15 Express
The Horrifying Truth Behind Dolphin Shows – 9/24/15 The Huffington Post
Watch What a Frightened Dolphin Does to Escape Hunters in Taiji – 9/13/15 RYOT
Terrified Dolphin Throws Himself At Man’s Feet To Escape Hunters – 9/11/15 The Dodo
4 Badass People Who Are Changing the Way We View Marine Captivity – 9/11/15 One Green Planet
Activist Ric O’Barry Freed by Japanese Cops at Start of Dolphin Hunt – 9/1/15 NBC News
Dolphin Season Starts in Wakayama; ‘The Cove’ Activist Arrested – 9/1/15 The Wall Street Journal
Will Harry Styles’ Words Force SeaWorld to Close? – 7/11/15 RYOT
Victory! World’s Top Zoo Association Kicks Japan Out Over Cruel Dolphin Drives – 4/24/15 Care2
Japan Dolphin Hunt Dealt Big Blow – 4/23/15 TakePart
Cautiverio de delfines es igual a prostitucion : O’Barry – 1/30/15 El Universal
Activist sees public shift on dolphins in captivity – 1/12/15 AP
Petition to End “Swimming With Dolphins” Programs Hits the Internet – 1/12/15 Palm Beach New Times
NEWS RELEASES
The following News Releases are available to download in .PDF format:
Dolphinaris Arizona Closes – 2/21/19
Protest Highlights Death of Fourth Dolphin at Dolphinaris Arizona – 2/1/19
U.S. Citizen Being Harassed by a Japanese Nationalist Group for Taking Pictures – 9/10/16
Dolphin Project Returns to The Cove – 8/31/16
