Expert advice on the releasability of the rescued killer whale (Orcinus orca) Morgan. The report from various experts considered that Morgan is not a good candidate for release and therefore a proper location and setting for keeping her under human care has to be arranged.
FREE WILLY! FREE KEIKO? A review of the current situation with links to current news on this animals current situation.
INTO THE BLUE: What ever became of Missie, Silver and Rocky? The animal-rights led Into The Blue project released three non-native bottlenose dolphins into the Caribbean in 1991. The fate of these animals remains unknown.
RETURN TO THE WILD by Dr Randy Brill co-author of the US navy report: Brill, R.L. and Friedl, W.A. (1993) Technical Report 1549: Reintroduction to the Wild as an Option for Managing Navy Marine Mammals, San Diego: Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Centre/RDTandE Division.
THE SUGARLOAF DOLPHIN RELEASES: Ric O'Barry and other AR activists are fined for illegally releasing dolphins back to the wild. Full story, background and links.
REINTRODUCING CAPTIVE DOLPHINS INTO THE WILD. (1994) International Zoo News, Volume 41/3, Number 252.
THE REHABILITATION AND RELEASE OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS FROM ATLANTIS MARINE PARK: Gales, N., and Waples, K. : (1993) Western Australia. Aquatic Mammals Vol. 19, No. 2
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