Dolphin Project

No tank will ever be big enough. You may be tired of seeing images and video of captive dolphins in our posts, and trust us- we are, too. But the good news is that advocacy WORKS. Thanks to combined efforts of activists all over the world, over 80+ captive dolphin facilities have closed or neve...

Halfway into 2024, our campaigns in Bali are still going strong! Please consider donating to help our work continue at the Umah Lumba Center and beyond. At the Umah Lumba turtle hospital, weve rescued and treated 102+ endangered green sea turtles who were confiscated, sick and/or stranded, plus...

Once-wild Morgan entertains the crowds during a performance at Loro Parque. By human design and intervention, she will spend the remainder of her life far away from her natural home, with little to do and nowhere to swim to. With everything science tells us about orcas, it is preposterous that it...

Ask Carnival Cruise Lines to STOP promoting dolphin captivity! Sign the #petition at: https://bit.ly/CarnivalCruiseDolphins In their Animal Welfare Statement, Carnival Cruise Lines states that, As part of our vacation experience, we support sustainable tourism. We recognize that without careful m...

For dolphins, life in a concrete tank is life in lockdown. Highly intelligent, highly social, wide-ranging and deep-diving marine mammals simply do not live quality lives in places like this. These photos were taken at Suma Sea World in Kobe (owned by GRANVISTA Hotels & Resorts). Please share wid...

Thank you to ALL who took action for our #GlobalBeachCleanup Pictured here are cleanup events from the Bahamas, Argentina, Azores, Portugal and Indonesia. No matter where you are in the world, every piece of trash you pick up is one less item that can make its way into waterways and potentially ...

More than 50 orcas were captured off the coast of Iceland for the aquarium industry from the mid-70s until the end of the 80s. These orcas were sent to facilities all over the world, including Port of Nagoya Aquarium (pictured), Marineland in Canada, Marineland dAntibes, SeaWorld parks in the US,...

For captive dolphins and whales, life in a concrete tank is no quality life. This video was taken at Suma Sea World in Kobe Japan (the same marine park which holds orcas Stella and Ran captive) and owned by GRANVISTA Hotels & Resorts.After the show's over, performing dolphins swim in circles in t...

11,900+ have spoken up for Bella. Have you? Sign the #petition at: https://bit.ly/SaveBellaBeluga ( in our bio)Together with @hotpinkdolphins we are asking Lotte World Aquarium to stand behind their pledge to rehabilitate and evaluate Bella for release into the wild.Bella is a wild caught beluga,...

One way you can help support our work is by shopping #DolphinProject gear at shop.dolphinproject.com 100% of shop proceeds go directly to supporting our campaigns, including our work to protect dolphins from Taiji's drive hunts, and the Umah Lumba Rehabilitation, Release and Retirement Center. #...

Thanks but NO tanks Its up to all of us to continue taking positive action to keep dolphins wild and free, just as nature intended. Find ways you can help take action to help end the captive dolphin trade at DolphinProject.com and click on TAKE ACTION!Footage by team member @alexinwaterlust#Dolp...

Kicking off this year's #GlobalBeachCleanup event with cleanups Portugal and Indonesia Join in and help take action today, from where ever you are!You don't need to live near the ocean to help make a difference- each piece of plastic you pick up wherever you are is one less item that can end u...