Even if no marine mammals are displaced by fire at the Yeisk Dolphinarium, hundreds from failing dolphinariums have nowhere to go YEISK, Russia; TARANTO, Italy; ANTIBES, France; NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario; MIAMI, Florida––A marine mammal population of unknown size, including Black Sea dolphins, a beluga whale, sea lions, and seals, reportedly survived a September 9, 2025 […]
Will Clearwater Marine Aquarium call on Trump to allow dolphin imports?
Dolphin stock depleted, Clearwater Marine Aquarium counts on five from Greece to rebuild tourism CLEARWATER, Florida––Fighting for economic survival, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium can be expected to call upon on Florida connections, including U.S. president Donald Trump and Florida governor Ron DeSantis, to try to win a permit to import five bottlenose dolphins from the […]
Paul Watson jailed, Hvaldimir dead, Japan & Norway go on whaling
Japanese & Norwegian whalers enjoy activist & media distraction COPENHAGEN, OSLO––The Japanese and Norwegian whaling industries appear to be winning the 2024 “whale wars” by keeping low profiles while the marine mammal advocacy spotlight glares on Paul Watson, 73, jailed in Nuuk, Greenland since July 21, 2024, and Hvaldimir, the friendly wild beluga who […]
Why is Norway giving beluga Hvaldimir to “Teenage Dirtbag” film maker?
Tame but wild & free beluga to be moved 1,400 miles to sea pen, 10 miles from Russia OSLO, Norway––How did 54-year-old film maker Regina Crosby Haug, previously best known for a 2009 independent production called Teenage Dirtbag, win permission from the Norwegian government to move Hvaldimir the beluga 1,400 miles from his wild home […]
Bali: fighting rabies & dolphin captivity amid mud & ashes of a live volcano
Long uphill struggles pay off DENPASSAR, Bali, Indonesia––Fireballs and lava are no longer flying from Mount Agung, the reputed Balinese home of the gods, but smoke, steam, and noxious gases are still rising from thermal vents, keeping most humans at a distance, Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) dog rescuers excepted. Rabies persists in three […]