Published 04:15 IST, July 9th 2020
Bali hosts world’s first rehabilitation centre for dolphins to aid their return to wild
Animal rights activists and Indonesian authorities have collaborated to open the world’s first and only permanent rehabilitation centre for dolphins in Bali.
- World News
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Animal rights activists and Indonesian authorities have collaborated to open the world’s first and only permanent rehabilitation centre for dolphins in Bali. In 2019, animal rights activists have rescued four dolphins that were stuck in captivity in Indonesia and transported them to the rehabilitation centre, as per reports.
Preparing captive dolphins for the wild
According to reports, the rehabilitation centre is a project that was a result of a joint collaboration between the Bali government and Ric O'Barry, an animal activist and founder of the Dolphin Project.
The charity is in charge of the centre and said that what they have created in Bali can easily be duplicated in other nations as well. O'Barry added that the Dolphin Project was trying to build rehabilitation centres, like the one in Bali, in Europe and other places like Italy and Crete.
While speaking to international media, O’Barry stated that it is more stressful for dolphins to live in captivity than it was for any other animal. As per reports, there are more than 3,000 dolphins in captivity around the world that are used for tourist entertainment and generate billions of dollars in revenue for the local population.
Rehabilitation of dolphins requires the sea animal to learn how to be self-reliant in activities such as catching food as well as building up social skills so as to interact with other dolphins in the wild.
Updated 04:15 IST, July 9th 2020