Posts Tagged ‘Tour Operators’
The whales and dolphins trapped in never-ending lockdown – hearing their stories
Every whale and dolphin in captivity is an individual with a life history and around 3,600 whales and dolphins are held in concrete tanks around the world. This means there are 3,600 stories to tell. While researching case studies for our Lockdown never ends campaign I remembered just how traumatic and cruel these stories can…
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Surviving not living. Why we have to end lockdown for captive whales and dolphins
I first visited OrcaLab in British Columbia over 30 years ago and vividly remember my orca encounter there on one of those stunningly beautiful summer days in the rich waters of Johnstone Strait. I was there for the first time helping to collect photo ID of each orca and listen to the calls of the…
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Lockdown never ends– why TUI needs to stop supporting whale and dolphin captivity and how you can help
As Covid restrictions lift and we can move more freely, travel is just a distant memory for many captive whales and dolphins. But the world’s biggest tour operator still supports this cruel industry. Join our major new campaign calling on TUI to stop supporting tourism that exploits whales and dolphins. Sign our petition. Call on…
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Tourist hotspots to roadside zoos – investigating the many faces of dolphin captivity in Latin America and the Caribbean
It’s the paradise dream – a bright blue sea against a backdrop of palm trees, four or five dolphins jumping in unison out of the water. With scenes like this, maybe it’s no wonder the Caribbean and wider Latin American region has one of the greatest concentrations of dolphin captivity in the world and, in…
Read MoreRobotic dolphins – an alternative for the captive dolphin industry?
A deceptively realistic robotic dolphin, made headlines recently, causing people to ask whether robots like this could provide an alternative to the cruelty of keeping dolphins in tanks for human entertainment? It’s an interesting question so let’s explore… The realistic looking robot dolphin © Edge Innovations Your donation will help us end dolphin captivity by…
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Conservation groups call on the travel industry to help build a better post pandemic future for captive whales and dolphins
On the eve of the (virtual) World Travel Market event in London, WDC along with other welfare and conservation organisations have released a report calling on the travel industry to work with them and end support for whale and dolphin captivity shows, not prop up a cruel practice through ticket sales and promotions that shortens…
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