You may have thought about working with dolphins but may have a hard time with thought of dolphins being in captivity. Well, this story shows how one career working with captive dolphins can lead to helping wild dolphins.

This story of Liz Slooten who worked with Captive dolphins for many years and how now she is helping wild dolphin in New Zealand.

Her story starts with….

Prof Slooten (51), who emigrated to New Zealand in 1977 at the age of 19, discusses with John Gibb the first job she gained as a young woman.

This job, which was to change her life, was at a marineland in Harderwijk, 50km east of the Dutch capital, Amsterdam.

“My first job was at a marineland with captive dolphins. < Read More >

What do you think of Liz Slooten story? If you had the choice, would you work with Captive Dolphins or Wild Dolphins? I would like to hear your opinion.
God Bless,
John

You may be coming to Orlando Florida for some warmth and to take your special someone for a Valentines Day treat to swim with the dolphins in Orlando. If you are, Discovery Cove has these great add ons after you have booked your dolphin program with us to give to your Valentine Sweetheart.

The offers are…

• The Valentine’s Honey Package includes a souvenir photo and frame, chocolates and a keepsake buoy with personalized message that’s delivered to your loved one by an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Price: $74.95 and up.
• The Valentine’s Sweetheart Package is the above mentioned Honey Package plus a dozen red roses, a private cabana, a bottle of champagne and two toasting flutes. Package price: $215.95.
• The Valentine’s Romance Package takes the above packages and adds a champagne chiller anda souvenir DVD of the Discovery Cove experience. Price: $295.95.

Wow, a valentine day to truly to remember. What do  you think about this deal? Would you do it?
God Bless,
John

You might want to read this story from MSNBC about dolphins being the 2nd smartest animals on the planet. The article starts with…

When human measures for intelligence are applied to other species, dolphins come in just behind humans in brainpower, according to new research. Dolphins demonstrate skills and awareness previously thought to be present only in humans. < Read More >

After you read this story, what do you think? Are dolphins # Two? I would like to get your feed back.
God Bless,
John

You may want to see Nadine and Jay’s dolphin video with Noel the Dolphin. It is really a cute video because Nadine was really a little nervous during the dolphin program but came out like a star. You will see what I mean when she finally gets to swim with the dolphin in Miami because you will hear the cheering crowd.

Jay had as much fun too, Nadine’s husband. You will hear his comments and many laugh here in this video.

You know with this HD video to view it best is by starting the video and then hitting the pause button.  Let the video load in the video player.  Once the video is loaded, you can view the video properly and you won’t have pauses in the viewing.

If Nadine and Jay see this video, we would love to have your comments of your day here.

You may the type that wants more than just swimming with the dolphins in Bahamas. You may want to explore a career in this wonderful field of Marine Science and become a dolphin trainer.

Well, if that is you, then you may want to invest and pay a reasonable price for this experience and training.  You can get as many weeks as you feel are necessary to move forward in this career. The dolphin program in Nassau Bahamas is the one of the best facilities around and you can be reassured a great education here.

The internship will give the following:

• Valuable work experience to put on your resume. You will need work experience because this field is extremely competitive to get a position.
• Exposure to a variety of career interest, including marine science education, training, public speaking, and veterinary medicine.
• If you do well, You may get hired here in Nassau. This an opportunity for this employer to select a new employee with proven skills and interest.
• You can get work-study credit or research project support

To find out the cost and what is needed. Please open and print the following PDFs.

Course Outline / Brochure < Click Here >
Application < Click Here >

If you decide to do this, please let me know? Also, has anyone out there done this internship in Nassau? If yes, please write about your experience here.
God Bless,
John

You may go to Las Vegas and think that it is only big grand hotels and gambling, which it is. But there is something special there too, you can see and interact with dolphins there too.  Go to  the Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat and you can have a dolphin show and a dolphin encounter there too.  Also there is part of the habitat to see the Tigers, Puma, and other exotic animals too.

The cost is $15 to enter the habitat. The dolphin interaction cost about $200 plus.  For more information Click Here

If you want to see the image larger, click the image.

Has any done the Dolphin Encounter here? We would love to get a review of the program.

Are you going to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata this Winter/Spring? Well if you are, then you need to know that we are offering a great discount right now till April 30, 2010.  If you reserve your dolphin program and your activity date is from Now till April 30th, you will get $20 off per person.

You know saving money right now is good thing in this tight economy. Plus you will love the dolphin facility in Puerto Plata. It is so beautiful there and Puerto Plata was not effected at all from the Earthquake in Haiti.  (On a side note, our prayers and support are still going out to the Haitian people).

Some of the best all inclusive resorts are in the Puerto Plata and the Airport you would fly into is POP.

< Puerto Plata Dolphin Information >

Has anyone attended to the dolphin swim in Puerto Plata? Can you comment on your time here?
God bless,
John

President Obama had a chance to visit the dolphins in Oahu, Hawaii. The two pictures taken are from Sea Life Park. The photos were taken in 2008 Dec, which was his first time the President visited the park. His daughter, Malia and Shasha, really enjoyed seeing the dolphins, and they came back during Christmas 2009. They first went to see Sea Lions, and fed them, and participated in the Dolphin Encounter in Oahu program with total of 16 people. The person standing next to the President is the park’s General Manager.

This young boy from the Netherlands who came to Miami Beach to have his dream come true and swim with the dolphin in Miami. His grandparents took him on the pick up service tour where he received this FREE online video. This tour picked him up from the Tropics Hotel on South Beach Miami. You will see the joy on Lorenzo face through out this video.

You will only see his grandparents at the end of the Video.  They seemed to have a good time too watching him.  Maybe the next time they will jump into the water with the dolphins too because they don’t bite!!!

We have a new story about Courtney Klotz’s vacation to Tortola BVI. She writes an interesting piece about her experience on this beautiful island and the activities, food, and accommodations she enjoyed. Here the story starts with……

When I traveled to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, I was amazed by its mountainous geography, beaches and the variety of activities available to do because I went there to have a relaxing quiet time with my family at the beach. My favorite activity that I enjoyed was swimming with the dolphins in Tortola and I recommend it as a great family bonding experience or just a great enjoyable way for anybody to experience the fun and beauty of dolphins. Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Local belief is that the name was originally given to the island by Christopher Columbus, meaning “land of the turtle dove”. In actuality, Columbus named the Island Santa Ana. When the British moved in after the Dutch, they altered the name to is present day form of Tortola. Tortola is a mountainous island, 13.5 miles long and 3 miles wide. It is formed by volcanic activity and lies near an earthquake fault, and minor earthquakes are common. The temperatures are normally very warm throughout the year so it’s a great place to visit for a tropical and sunny location. I went with my family one winter break and there’s nothing better than a sunny holiday getaway. < Read More >

Tortola Dolphin Swim Vacation

Thank you Courtney for a informative story about a Tortola Vacation you won’t forget.