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July, 2005

Dolphins have cause to celebrate

Dolphin advocates around the world are celebrating the news that luxury cruise line, Radisson Seven Seas, will no longer offer dolphin encounter tours at any of their ports of call.

The announcement, made by the Radisson on July 18th, sends a clear signal to the travel and tourism industry that wild is best and that tourist entertainment does not have to come at the expense of marine creatures.

Radisson Seven Seas reached this decision with support from WSPA's worldwide campaign to put an end to dolphin encounter programs. In announcing their plans to halt future dolphin encounter tours, Darius Mehta, director of land programs for Radisson Seven Seas said, “Sadly, under the guise of communing with nature or advancing our scientific understanding, dolphin encounter programs too often overlook the way dolphins actually exist and interact with each other in the wild…while we will continue to employ programs that allow our guests the wonderful experience of observing dolphins in the wild, we're opposed to those that interfere with dolphins' natural behavior.”