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IMMP Joins Coalition Demanding Tilikum’s Necropsy Report from SeaWorld
| Mark J. Palmer

The information on what killed Tilikum and what that means for other captive cetaceans is a key issue for the public
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Topics: Orcas, SeaWorld
Remembering Tilikum
| David Kirby

I will never forget the afternoon that Tilikum killed his trainer Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Orlando. Little did I know that it would mark the beginning of the end of killer whale captivity in this country.
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False Advertising Lawsuit Against SeaWorld Given Green Light By Judge
| Mark J. Palmer

SeaWorld keeps trying to have this lawsuit thrown out. But the judges will let plaintiffs continue the suit!
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Mother Dolphin Attempts to Save Calf in Taiji
| Fionn Hargreaves

A mother dolphin tried desperately to save her calf from Japanese hunters who planned to sell them to aquariums
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Ringling Brothers Circus to Close; No More Animal Acts
| Mark J. Palmer

The venerable (and long-protested) Ringling Brothers, and Barnum & Baily Circus has announced that it will close after 146 years of touring the United States.
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Tilikum: A Sad Ending to a Sad Life
| Mark J. Palmer

Today, SeaWorld announced that Tilikum, one of the oldest (but by no means old) male orcas in captivity has died.
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Topics: Orcas, SeaWorld
Key Accomplishments in 2016
| Mark J. Palmer

2016 proved to be a year of many accomplishments for whales and dolphins. The International Marine Mammal Project was kept busy.
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SeaWorld, IMATA Trolled by Giant Blue Dolphin
| Mark J. Palmer

Anti-captivity activists gathered this past weekend in San Diego for a demonstration against the International Marine Animal Trainers Association
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SeaWorld Investors Furious As Earnings Plummet
| Laura Bridgeman

SeaWorld just reported its worst quarter earnings since they went public in 2013.
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Topics: Orcas, SeaWorld
SeaWorld’s Finances Plummeting (Again)
| Mark J. Palmer

On Monday, Sept. 19th, SeaWorld was forced to cancel its shareholder dividend payments indefinitely, suffering from lost revenue due to lowered attendance to their orca circus parks in San Diego, Orlando and San Antonio.
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Campaign Top News

International Marine Mammal Project >
  • From the cold reaches of the Russian coast, to Japan's notorious Cove, to global tuna fleets, to Barataria Bay, to the concrete tanks of SeaWorld - the International Marine Mammal Project had key accomplishments for whales and dolphins, thanks to your support!
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  • There's a lot of whale and dolphin jargon out there. Here's some explanations about what we know about cetaceans.
  • The damages of global warming are already here, and worse is to come. Can COP28 overcome national resistance and lobbying from the oil industry to adopt real solutions to global warming, including an equitable phase-out of the burning of fossil fuels?
Save Japan Dolphins >
  • The Taiji dolphin slaughter was as horrendous as always, but the numbers of dolphins being killed and captures continues to decline. Can we end the dolphin hunts for good?
  • A recent analysis by scientists, adopted by the IWC Scientific Committee, shows what many opponents of the Taiji dolphin hunts have feared -- the hunts are depleting several dolphin species along the coast of Japan, leading the dolphin hunters to go after other species, while still killing the depleted species.
  • The Taiji dolphin hunts are well underway, with a pod of bottlenose dolphins recently herded into the notorious Cove. The Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission is warning that some dolphin species are declining.
Dolphin + Whale Project >
Keiko Whale Rescue >
  • We are deeply saddened at the death of orca whale Tokitae. Calls for her release were denied for decades and it’s shameful that she never got a chance to go home.
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    Tokitae (also known as Lolita) has died. Photo Credit: Dr. Ingrid Visser, Orca Research Trust

  • 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!
  • The last captive orca in Canada, Kiska, has died, after being kept alone for twelve years at the notorious MarineLand park in Niagara Falls. If Tokitae (Lolita) goes home to a seaside sanctuary, the only North American captive orcas will be those in SeaWorld's three parks.
Dolphin Safe Fishing >
  • For more than 30 years, Trixie Concepcion and her staff have worked to protect dolphins and other marine life in the Philippines, monitoring tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Oceans to ensure the tuna is caught by Dolphin Safe methods, saving the lives of tens of thousands of dolphins annually.
  • The history of the drowning of millions of dolphins by the tuna industry turned a corner in 1990, when US tuna giants agreed to work with the International Marine Mammal Project to establish Dolphin Safe fishing standards that avoid harm to dolphins and other marine life.
  • In order to better monitor tuna vessels to ensure no dolphins are netted or harmed, the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute is supporting placing closed circuit television (CCTV) aboard tuna vessels.
Freeing Orca Whales from Captivity >
  • Orcas, beluga whales, and other cetaceans do poorly in sterile concrete tanks. A spate of premature deaths of orcas in facilities around the world underscores why captivity should end!
  • France is closing down orca captivity, and not a moment too soon -- two orcas died within the last year at Marineland Antibes. But where will the last two orcas go? Not another concrete tank in Japan!?
  • IMMP and our colleagues are seeking an end to the keeping of whales and dolphins in concrete prison tanks for profit. Recently, years of effort has resulted in the closing of three notorious dolphinariums. But where will the animals go?

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