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 […]
Fly five dolphins from tanks in Greece to tanks in Florida? O’Barry says no
Clearwater Marine Aquarium seeks dolphins to rebuild population after five deaths CLEARWATER, Florida––Two years after four of nine resident bottlenose dolphins died at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium within 16 months, the aquarium has applied for a federal permit to import up to five adult bottlenose dolphins from the Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece. […]
Winter, star of Dolphin’s Tale, showed aquariums can thrive as rescue centers
Winter’s 16 summers helped to bring a new dawn for captive wildlife CLEARWATER, Florida––Winter, 16, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who spent almost her entire life at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium after losing her tail to a blue crab trap at just two months of age, died on November 11, 2021 from a twisted intestine. […]
Favor to speedboaters: Trump administration downlists manatees
But manatees may benefit from global warming HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Florida––After a record 104 Florida manatees were killed by speeding boaters in 2016, one might almost expect the March 30, 2017 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announcement that Florida manatees are no longer officially endangered to be followed by a shout of “April Fool!” But […]