Listen to dolphins "talk" to each other. Ever wondered how dolphins communicate with each other and what they sound like? There are several sites on the Internet that have links for Real Time movies of dolphins and dolphin sound files.

Listen to dolphin vocalizations on the Internet at:

David's Whale and Dolphin Watch
Cetacean Research Technology

 Watch documentaries or attend a showing of dolphin films in your community. A terrific film about wild dolphins is MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX film, Dolphins. This film transports the audience on an underwater adventure which captures the inquisitive nature of Atlantic spotted dolphins, dusky dolphins, and the more familiar bottlenose dolphin. Introduced in the film is renowned marine scientist, Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, who along with her colleagues, conducts research on dolphins in the wild as opposed to captivity.

Through this film and others, you can learn about and witness dolphins foraging, communicating, interacting with other dolphins, and living their lives as a celebration in the deep blue ocean. Why not organize a movie night for your kids and your friends with dolphins as your theme? To locate some dolphin films, follow the links below.

MacGillivray Freeman's Dolphins
National Museum of History
National Geographic's Dolphins
Amazon.com's Video Library
Blue Voice

 Explore the Internet for sites relating to dolphins, whales and other cetaceans. Many sites offer Real Time videos of dolphins in the wild or being rehabilitated at stranding centers. Learn about the biology and the behavior of wild dolphins, the controversy surrounding keeping them in captivity and the threats to their survival. There is a wealth of knowledge available through the Internet which is just waiting to be tapped!

Sites to get you started:

The Dolphin Project
Wild Dolphin Project
NetVet Electronic Zoo

Visit or volunteer at a marine mammal stranding center. These centers are dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating wild marine mammals such as dolphins, seals, turtles and whales, who for various reasons wind up stranded or beached. Most centers have a steady stream of animals in need of their help so you will most likely get to see a dolphin or other marine mammal up close and personal during its rehabilitation and recovery. Marine mammal stranding centers use the knowledge they gain during dolphin recoveries to help in the diagnosis and treatment of other dolphins in need.

There are many marine mammal stranding centers in the United States. WSPA suggests that you check out the following:

Mote Marine Laboratory
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Marine Mammal Stranding Center of New Jersey
The Cape Cod Stranding Network

Participate in an internship or educational outreach program offered through your local college, animal-friendly aquarium or marine mammal stranding center.

To get you started, visit:
The Center for Coastal Studies
Oceanic Society Programs

Participate in the Adopt-A-Dolphin or Adopt-A-Seal program at the Marine Mammal Center or a similar conservation program.

Visit: The Marine Mammal Center or The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society to learn more!

Attend lectures, conferences, environmental events, and marine-themed fairs in your community. Marine experts, scientists, activists, filmmakers and conservationists are eager to share their experiences with dolphin enthusiasts. Check your local newspapers for listings to see who might be making an appearance in your area.

Become a member or a volunteer at your local marine mammal stranding center or a conservation group. Learn about animal care and rescue, humane education and ways that you can help to protect animals, including dolphins.

Get active by sponsoring a beach clean-up in your state so you can help protect dolphins and other aquatic creatures by saving their environment.

Follow these links for information:

In New Jersey

Read books about dolphins and the captivity industry.

Suggested titles:

Behind the Dolphin Smile, Richard O'Barry & Keith Coulbourn, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (1988)
Save the Dolphin, Michael Donoghue & Annie Wheeler, Bateman (1990)
Spectacular Nature, Corporate Culture and the Sea World Experience, Susan Davis, University of California Press (1997)

*Suggestions offered in this fact sheet are not meant to be endorsements for organizations, websites or materials not specifically related to the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and should be used as a guide only.