Many captive bottlenose dolphins have been returned to the wild with great success. Thanks to Korean activists and IMMP, Sampal the dolphin made a spectacular return to the ocean after four years in an aquarium, linking up with her pod and even giving birth to a calf.
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Keiko came home to the wild waters of Iceland -- and he loved it. But his legacy lives on, as captivity for orcas in North America is phased out. But more needs to be done to retire the remaining captive orcas to seaside sanctuaries.
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Part 2 of our report looks at the impact of the documentary "Blackfish" and the successful efforts by the International Marine Mammal Project to end SeaWorld's breeding, imports and exports of orcas, making the current generation the last orcas in captivity in North America.
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30 years ago, the movie "Free Willy" was a huge hit. The plight of its orca star, Keiko, touched the public along with the moving story. Read how the International Marine Mammal Project took that spark of concern and returned Keiko to his home waters. SeaWorld and other captive dolphin parks would never be the same!
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Plans are in place to bring Tokitae (also known as Lolita) back to her home waters in a seaside sanctuary in the Pacific Northwest. Read about the extraordinary group of people and organizations bringing this about. David Phillips discusses the implications.
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New seaside sanctuaries for dolphins and whales are open or in the process of being built -- providing a great, expansive home for captive and stranded cetaceans. The expense is high, but the results are well worth the price.
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The health records for captive orcas and other cetaceans should be open to the public -- the orcas, after all, do no belong to SeaWorld. They only hold them in trust -- the public are the real owners. IMMP is going to court to get some of those records for science and for the public.
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After years of effort, the Mirage Hotel Dolphin Habitat will be permanently closed, and the dolphins moved to another facility. What facility remains a question: Will it be a seaside sanctuary?
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A roundup of news about whaling by Iceland and Norway, Tokitae's health, and IMMP's efforts in Washington DC for whales and dolphins.
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New legislation introduced into Congress would phase out the captivity of orcas, beluga whales, pilot whales, and false killer whales, all species that do poorly in small concrete tanks. If passed the SWIMS Act would prohibit breeding in captivity, importing and exporting these species, with an exception for moving the animals to seaside sanctuaries.
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