The Navy's Marine Mammal Program turns 65 this year. A trainer is shown here working with a bottlenose dolphin off San Diego in 2023. (Marine Corps) SAN DIEGO – In 1959, the Navy stood up its ...

In 1963, the Navy created the Marine Mammal Program "to see if animals could ... at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in 2010 generated local protest. Museum officials declined to comment on animals ...

Protesters say the practice is inhumane ... The U.S. Navy issued the following statement: The Navy Marine Mammal Program meets or exceeds all standards set by federal government agencies and ...

The girl was one of about 10 protesters there as part of animal ... More than two dozen showed up at the Shedd. The goal? End marine mammal captivity. In the post-Blackfish era, it doesn’t ...

The US Navy has been training dolphins and sea lions to detect undersea threats since the 1960s. Over the years, the Navy has put those animals up against its most skilled human operators.

In the early 1960s, he helped found the Navy’s Marine Mammal Program — a classified program to study the complexity and intelligence of dolphins, their sonar skills and their ability to ...

US Navy Photo Just moments after a Navy EA-18G Growler jet crashed into San Diego Bay this week, members of the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program sprung into action. The twin-engine electronic ...