Ric O'Barry
Richard "Ric" O'Barry | |
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Animal rights activist and former animal trainer | |
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Richard "Ric" O'Barry (born Richard Barry O'Feldman; October 14, 1939)
In 1970, O'Barry founded the Dolphin Project, a group that aims to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, free captive dolphins. He was featured in the Academy Award-winning film The Cove (2009), which used covert techniques to expose the yearly dolphin drive hunting that goes on in Taiji, Japan.[citation needed]
Flipper
O'Barry started out capturing and training dolphins for the
Activism
On Earth Day in 1970, O'Barry founded Dolphin Project, an organization dedicated to educating the public about the plight of dolphins in captivity. He also pioneered work to demonstrate rehabilitation and release as a viable alternative for captive dolphins. O'Barry has since released over twenty-five captive dolphins in Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, The Bahamas and the United States.[citation needed]
For more than 40 years, he has spoken about the harmful effects of captivity on dolphins at lectures and conferences around the world. In 1991 in recognition of his contribution to the protection of dolphins, O'Barry received an Environmental Achievement Award, presented by the US Committee for the United Nations Environmental Program. In 2007, Ric and Helene O'Barry became consultants for the Earth Island Institute's International Marine Mammal Project.[9]
O'Barry resigned from his position at the Earth Island Institute in September 2014, due to disagreements with its management regarding the acceptance of funds from the tuna industry, and its use of
O’Barry is co-author of three books, Behind the Dolphin Smile, To Free a Dolphin (both with Keith Colbourne) and most recently Die Bucht about dolphins and the making of The Cove (published in Germany with Hans Peter Roth). O'Barry is a Fellow National in the
In 2018, O'Barry was noted in the book, Rescuing Ladybugs[14] by author and animal advocate Jennifer Skiff as “the man leading the global fight to protect dolphins” after being moved to action after witnessing the death of a dolphin named Kathy who he had trained while employed by the Miami Seaquarium.[14]
Violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
In 1996, O'Barry and Lloyd A. Good III, working on behalf of Sugarloaf Dolphin Sanctuary and The Dolphin Project, violated the
The Cove
O'Barry was featured in the Academy Award-winning feature-length documentary The Cove, directed by Louie Psihoyos which investigates links between the killing, capture, trade and display of dolphins all over the world. The 2009 film centers on Taiji, Wakayama, Japan, drawing attention to the hunt of about 2,000 dolphins taking place there every year.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
O’Barry and his son, Lincoln, created the television series Blood Dolphin$ for Discovery Channel's Animal Planet, which continues on where The Cove left off.[27]
References
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- ^ a b Profile, earthisland.org. Accessed January 5, 2024.
- ^ ISBN 0-912697-79-2.
- ^ "The Legacy of Flipper". NYMag.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "Interviews - Richard O'Barry | A Whale Of A Business | FRONTLINE". PBS. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ Dolphin Removed From Unsafe Conditions at Sugarloaf, publicaffairs.noaa.gov. Accessed January 4, 2024.
- ^ a b In the Matter of: Richard O'Barry, Lloyd A. Good, III, Sugarloaf Dolphin Sanctuary, Inc., The Dolphin Project, Inc., Respondents, animallaw.info. Accessed January 4, 2024.
- ISBN 9780190673116.
- ^ "About Ric O'Barry". Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project. 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ Earth Island Institute Annual Report, earthisland.org. Accessed January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Fundraising, FADS, "dolphin safe," & why Ric O'Barry left Earth Island Institute". Animals 24-7. December 23, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "An Urgent Message From Ric O'Barry | Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project". dolphinproject.net. January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Gonzalez, David (July 3, 2001). "Santa Lucía Journal; Flipper's Trainer in Crusade Against Dolphin Exploitation". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "International Marine Mammal Project - Earth Island Institute". Earthisland.org. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ a b Jennifer Skiff, Rescuing Ladybugs: Inspirational Encounters with Animals That Changed the World, New World Library, 2018, pp. 188, 191
- ^ The Sugarloaf Dolphin Releases, marineanimalwelfare.blogspot.com. Accessed January 4, 2024.
- ^ Marine Mammal Law - Dolphin Research Center, dolphins.org. Accessed January 4, 2024.
- ^ O'Barry and Good convictions, animallaw.info. Accessed March 27, 2024.
- ^ Toshihide Iwasaki and Hidehiro Kato. "Japan Progress Report on Small Cetacean Researches; May 2000 to May 2001" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ Toshihide Iwasaki. "Japan. Progress report on small cetacean research; June 2001 to April 2002" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ Toshihide Iwasaki. "Japan. Progress report on small cetacean research; May 2002 to March 2003" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ "Japan. Progress report on small cetacean research; April 2003 to April 2004" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ "Japan. Progress report on small cetacean research; May 2004 to April 2005" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ Toshihide Iwasaki. "Japan. Progress report on small cetacean research; May 2005 to April 2006, with statistical data for the calendar year 2005" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ Toshihide Iwasaki. "Japan. Progress report on small cetacean research; May 2006 to March 2007, with statistical data for the calendar year 2006" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ Toshihide Iwasaki. "Japan. Progress report on small cetacean research; April 2007 to March 2008, with statistical data for the calendar year 2007" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ Emami, Gazelle (March 8, 2010). "'The Cove' Oscar Speech Gets Cut Off For Activist Message" (PDF). The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ Blood Dolphin$, imdb.com. Accessed January 4, 2024.