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Part of Earth Island Institute, Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project seeks to end the slaughter and exploitation of dolphins around the world. Over the past 40 years, Ric O’Barry has rescued and rehabilitated dolphins all over the world, including Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, the Bahamas Islands and the United States. He is a leading voice in the fight to end brutal dolphin hunts in Japan, the Solomon and Faroe Islands. To that end, The Dolphin Project had two of its most important victories to date in 2010: raising awareness – and international condemnation – of the brutal slaughter taking place along the coast of Japan, and successfully negotiating an end to dolphin hunting in the Solomon Islands. More…
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Current Projects»
Singapore
Resorts World Sentosa, located in Singapore, has been targeted by Ric and the Dolphin Project Team with the purchase of 27 dolphins caught in the waters of the Solomon Islands. Two of these dolphins have already perished, and the rest are being held in the Philippines, slated for a life of imprisonment and suffering in captivity. Ric has offered to rehabilitate and release them back into their native waters, but has met with opposition from the company. With the help of our partners in Singapore, ACRES and their outstanding Saddest Dolphin campaign, we are continuing the fight against corporate greed and ethical insensitivity. Follow our progress in the articles below, and stay tuned for further developments.
We urge you to take action to help! Sign these petitions from Change.org, and one from the folks at Avaaz.org.
- » Over 650,000 Sign Dolphin Petition – CNN/HLN, August 5 2011
- » Resorts World In Singapore: More Action! – Ric O’Barry, Save Japan Dolphins, June 23 2011
- » Dolphins Dying While Resort is Built – Global Animal, June 17 2011
- » Sentosa Dolphin Captors Respond with PR Campaign – Joseph Turner, Global Animal
- » Saving Dolphins in Singapore and the Philippines – Ric O’Barry, Save Japan Dolphins, June 2 2011
- » ACRES Continues Pressure on RWS to Free Dolphins – Channel News Asia, June 2 2011
- » The Dolphin Project Makes Proposals to RWS over Dolphins – The Online Citizen, May 30 2011
Kate Tomlinson photo.
Java, Indonesia
Ric and Lincoln O'Barry have set their sights on some captive dolphins in Java, Indonesia. With our partner The Jakarta Animal Aid Network, we are attempting to rehabilitate and release captive dolphins back into their ocean home. Read about our struggles and successes:
- » Locals Help Dolphins Return to the Wild – by Maria Kegel, The Jakarta Post, June 27, 2011
- » Captive Audience - by Maria Kegel, The Jakarta Post, | June 20, 2011
- » Caught in a Net of Delays – by Maria Kegel, Contributor, The Jakarta Post | June 20, 2011
- » Government 'Dodging' Responsibility to Save Dolphins – by Stephen Schaber & Ismira Lutfia, The Jakarta Globe | June 17, 2011
- » Dismay Over Plans for Indonesia's Captive Dolphins – by Stephen Schaber, The Jakarta Globe | June 16, 2011
- » Celebrity Says World Watching Indonesia's Dolphin Decision – by Stephen Schaber, the Jakarta Globe | June 16, 2011
Taiji, Japan
Taiji, Japan is ground zero for dolphin killing in Japan.
Follow Ric to “The Cove”.
Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands has been a key location for both the international trade in live dolphins and a place where island communities have killed dolphins for hundreds of years.
Click HERE to Read Ric’s Solomon Islands Breakthrough blogpost
Blood Dolphins
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