Richard "Ric" '''O'Barry (born Richard Barry O'Feldman'''; October 14, 1939) is an American animal rights activist and former animal trainer who was first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the TV series ''Flipper''. O'Barry transitioned from training dolphins to instead advocating against industries that keep dolphins in captivity, after one of the ''Flipper'' dolphins died.
In 1970, O'Barry founded the Dolphin Project, a group that aims to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, free captive dolphins. He was featured in the Academy Award–winning film ''The Cove'' (2009), which used covert techniques to expose the yearly dolphin drive hunting that goes on in Taiji, Japan.
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Richard "Ric" '''O'Barry (born Richard Barry O'Feldman'''; October 14, 1939) is an American animal rights activist and former animal trainer who was first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the TV series ''Flipper''. O'Barry transitioned from training dolphins to instead advocating against industries that keep dolphins in captivity, after one of the ''Flipper'' dolphins died.
In 1970, O'Barry founded the Dolphin Project, a group that aims to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, free captive dolphins. He was featured in the Academy Award–winning film ''The Cove'' (2009), which used covert techniques to expose the yearly dolphin drive hunting that goes on in Taiji, Japan.
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