Blog: Captivity Industry
A Hong Kong Visit
Ric O'Barry is in Hong Kong to screen The Cove, speak to students and the media, and debate the owners of the dolphinarium Ocean Park.
Hong Kong Airlines Grounds Plan to Ship Kidnapped Dolphins
Salvatore Cardoni of TakePart.com reports on a huge win for dolphins: Hong Kong Airlines announces they will no longer ship live dolphins.
Release of Updated “Behind the Dolphin Smile”
Ric O'Barry's classic book Behind the Dolphin Smile has been reprinted and is available in bookstores and online.
REMINDER: Los Angeles Benefit for Dolphins
Join us on March 3rd in Los Angeles for a celebrity-filled special evening to honor Ric O'Barry and the Dolphin Project!
Pacific White-sided Dolphin Drive
Out of several hundred Pacific white-sided dolphins, the dolphin hunters only pick two. Volunteer Cove Monitor Tim Burns explains why.
Irresponsible: Letter from Taiji Whale Museum
The Taiji Whale Museum sends an answer, but Sad and Lonely remain in the World's Smallest Dolphin Tank.
One to be Slaughtered; Two for Captivity
Three bottlenose dolphins met different tragic fates today, as reported by our volunteer Cove Monitor, Tim Burns.
Tortured Risso’s Slaughtered
In Taiji, Risso's dolphins are slaughtered while two are kept for captivity, all carefully hidden from the cameras of our Cove Monitors. Tim Burns reports.