Dolphin Talk Radio

06/26/2022

Captivity kills.

SeaWorld San Antonio has announced the death of white-sided dolphin Betty. She was approx 44 years old, wild caught in 1980 from California waters. Cancer has been confirmed as the cause of death.

Confined at a young age, Betty was denied everything that should have been natural to her.

Read on to find out more why dolphins do not belong in tanks.
https://marineconnection.org/captivity/

Photo: SeaWorld San Antonio

06/16/2022

We've added a new page to our website filled with fascinating facts about the nine species of dolphins who are sadly hunted every year in Taiji's infamous drive fishery. Read all about them: bit.ly/SpeciesOfTaiji

06/09/2022

Baby in trouble. Mother rejected.

Dolphin Research Center’s newest flippered addition is in need of a few helping hands. Thankfully, she has dozens waiting in line. When DRC staff came to work on the morning of May 31, they were treated to a small miracle in their lagoons: expecting 15-year-old mother Gypsi had given birth to a ba...

06/09/2022

Dolphin Research Center’s newest flippered addition is in need of a few helping hands. Thankfully, she has dozens waiting in line. When DRC staff came to work on the morning of May 31, they were treated to a small miracle in their lagoons: expecting 15-year-old mother Gypsi had given birth to a ba...

06/04/2022

06/02/2022

Tokis has been assessed by a team of vets.

Update on the assessment of the physical and mental health of the orca Tokitae (aka “Lo**ta”) by Dr. Stephanie Norman and Dr. Jim McBain.

05/15/2022

From Texas to Florida keys.

NewsFlorida News Actions Facebook Tweet Email Rehabilitated dolphin leaves quarantine at Florida facility Andy Newman/AP In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Ranger, a juvenile male bottlenose dolphin, adapts to his new home at Dolphin Research Center Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Ma...

04/27/2022