Like us humans, cetaceans are self-aware beings who share, for example, strong emotional and social bonds and live according to cultural traditions. Just as we consider ourselves to have certain basic rights, should we not recognize the same in them?
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Attention, Californians: Join Charles Vinick, Executive Director of the Whale Sanctuary Project, aboard the Condor Express off the coast of Santa Barbara for a two-hour whale watching expedition.
Along the way, Charles will talk about North America's first coastal sanctuary for orca and beluga whales being retired from marine entertainment parks. The sanctuary is being established in Port Hilford, Nova Scotia.
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As wild animal sanctuaries are increasingly key parts of the animal protection landscape, they are becoming a vital part of humane education. Dr. Lori Marino talks with guests about the new focus on wildlife sanctuaries in their humane education programs.
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Join Dr. Lori Marino, President and Founder, and Charles Vinick, Executive Director, for a year-end chat about the Whale Sanctuary Project, including major accomplishments of this year and what we're looking to achieve next year.
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Join Dr. Lori Marino, President and Founder, and Charles Vinick, Executive Director, for an update on the Whale Sanctuary Project, all the latest since our winter update, and what we look forward to achieving through the rest of this year.
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We discuss the early evolution of cetaceans (dolphins, whales and porpoises) and how they developed from being land-dwelling mammals to becoming ocean-dwelling animals with some of the biggest and most complex brains on Earth.
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On World Orca Day and the 10th Anniversary of the movie Blackfish, three orca experts discuss the changes in public opinion and at marine entertainment parks, along with how organizations are creating sanctuaries and how captive whales and dolphins can be retired to them.
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Elephants and whales share several characteristics that lead to their trauma at zoos, circuses and marine parks. Join this conversation with Scott and Kat Blais, founders of the Global Sanctuary for Elephants, which runs a beautiful, lush 2,800-acre sanctuary for elephants in Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil.
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Join Dr. Lori Marino, President and Founder, and Charles Vinick, Executive Director, for an update on our plan to respond to the urgent need of Wikie and Keijo, the two surviving orcas at Marineland Antibes.
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As 2024 ends, we enter a critical phase in our effort to complete the sanctuary and welcome the first whale residents. Join Dr. Lori Marino, President and Founder, and Charles Vinick, Executive Director, for a gathering that will detail the project's most pressing updates and discuss the crucial support still needed to bring it to life.
A weekend of all-ages fun and learning with ocean-focused organizations, ocean-themed carnival games, immersive learning activities and presentations.
The most comprehensive review to date of the challenges faced by captive whales and dolphins. Three scientists discuss their findings and the concerted effort that was mounted to stop them from being published.
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