Ric Obarrys Dolphin Project Inc

FOR EDUCATION, SAFETY, PROTECTION, RECOVERY, AND PREVENTION FROM CRUELTY FOR ALL CETACEANS ESPECIALLY DOLPHINS

JAPAN DURING THE ANNUAL SIX-MONTH DOLPHIN DRIVE SEASON IN TAIJI, WILD DOLPHINS ARE DRIVEN INTO THE COVE. SOME ARE LIVE-CAPTURED FOR THE GLOBAL DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, WHILE OTHERS ARE CRUELLY SLAUGHTERED AND SOLD AS MEAT. DOLPHIN PROJECT IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT BODY SINCE 2003 TO ACT AS AN OBSERVER TO MONITOR THE HUNTS IN TAIJI. WHILE WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO INTERVENE, OUR ROLE IS TO DOCUMENT THE HUNTS, TRACK CAPTURES AND SLAUGHTERS, AND IN REAL TIME, BROADCAST TO THE WORLD THE GOINGS-ON HERE. WITH EACH NEW VIEWER, WE ARE SHIFTING THE TIDE IN HOW THE PUBLIC THINKS ABOUT CAPTIVITY. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT JAPANESE-BASED ACTIVISTS, WHO HAVE KEPT THE PRESSURE ON AUTHORITIES TO END THE HUNTS.

INDONESIA UMAH LUMBA REHABILITATION, RELEASE AND RETIREMENT CENTER DOLPHIN PROJECT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS, THE CENTRAL JAKARTA FORESTRY DEPARTMENT AND JAKARTA ANIMAL AID NETWORK (JAAN) BUILT THE UMAH LUMBA REHABILITATION, RELEASE AND RETIREMENT CENTER IN BANYUWEDANG BAY, WEST BALI THE FIRST EVER PERMANENT DOLPHIN REHABILITATION, RELEASE AND RETIREMENT FACILITY FOR FORMERLY PERFORMING DOLPHINS. EDUCATION CENTER AT THE UMAH LUMBA EDUCATION CENTER IN BALI, OUR TEAM CONTINUES TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MARINE CONSERVATION. CORE CLASSES IN ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY, AS WELL AS IN TRADITIONAL BALINESE DANCE ARE ALSO TAUGHT. IN 2021, WE HAD 62 STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR CLASSES. -- ENGLISH CLASSES -- MATH CLASSES -- GEOGRAPHY CLASSES -- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION -- ECO TOURISM -- SCIENCE -- TRADITIONAL DANCE CLASSES FOR GIRLS -- RECYCLING CLASS -- MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING WORKSHOPS FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES -- ETHICAL DOLPHIN WATCHING -- BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN -- WORKSHOPS NO-COST VETERINARY CLINIC DOLPHIN PROJECT OPERATES A NO-COST VETERINARY CLINIC IN BALI. WE PROVIDE NO-COST SPAY, NEUTERING AND EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE FOR PETS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS. MANGROVE PLANTING IN AN EFFORT TO BE CARBON NEUTRAL, THE DOLPHIN PROJECT TEAM IN INDONESIA STARTED A TREE NURSERY. IN 2021 WE PLANTED MORE THAN 5,000 TREES ALONG THE COASTLINE. MURAL CAMPAIGN DOLPHIN PROJECT WORKS WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO PROMOTE OUR ANTI-CAPTIVITY MESSAGE THROUGH LARGE OUTDOOR PUBLIC MURALS. ANIMAL RESCUE -- 5 BRAZILIAN RED CHEEKED TURTLES (KINOSTERNON SCORPIOODES CRUENTATUM) -- 1 GREEN SEA TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) ENDANNGERED -- 8 ELEPHANTS -- 3 SUN BEARS -- 6 LONG-TAILED MACAQUE (MACACA FASCICULARIS) ENDANGERED -- 1 SEA EAGLE (HALIAEETUS LEUCOGASTER) LEAST CONCERN PROTECTED SPECIES -- 1 HAWKS BILL TURTLE (ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA) IS A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

SOLOMON ISLANDS DOLPHIN PROJECT IS ACTIVELY DEVELOPING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT OPERATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN AGREEMENT TO END DOLPHIN EXPLOITATION. BY OFFERING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS THAT DEFRAY THE NEED FOR DOLPHIN-DERIVED INCOME, WE AIM TO STOP DOLPHIN HUNTING AND TRAFFICKING WHILE IMPROVING ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES. WE MONITOR AND RECORD THE YEARLY DOLPHIN DRIVE HUNTS AND MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF THE NUMBER OF DOLPHINS HUNTED ANNUALLY.