A Little Bit About DolphinTrainer.com

Who We Are: The creators, designers and authors of this website are marine mammal professionals with many years of hands on experience working with dolphins, whales, sea lions, seals, walruses, and other marine mammal species. Over the years we have written and published articles, papers and book chapters on this subject.

Our Mission: To provide the most accurate, useful and compelling information, insights, graphics and resources available on the subject of marine mammal care and training.

Site Dedication: DolphinTrainer.com is dedicated to the men and women who devote their lives to care for and train dolphins, whales, seals, sea lions, walruses and other marine mammals.

Purpose of This Site: As part of our regular jobs we are often asked the same basic questions about the animals, our jobs, career planning, etc. We have created this site to answer many of those questions and to share some of our insights and interests about a subject that we are passionately committed to.

Sources of Information: In addition to our personally researched and authored work, we have collected and catalogued thousands of scientific papers, articles, books, conference proceedings and other publications by some of the most respected experts in their fields. These materials, along with original photographs, videos, art work, resource lists and personal experiences are being made available to you through this website.

How to Help: All proceeds from sales at DolphinTrainer.com go to help defray the costs necessary to build and maintain this free website. If you are thinking about buying a t-shirt, book, video or other item advertised on our website, please, always link directly from our Best Books, Best Videos, Best Posters or Gift Shop pages. Thank you for your support!

A Little More About Who We Are:

When the editors, designers and other contributors first conceived of this website we decided not to post our names or those of employers for several reasons:

1) We wanted the site to be independent and not to be about (or sponsored by) any particular facility.

2) We wanted the focus to be about the animals and all the people who dedicate their lives to care for and train them, not just about a few particular people who contribute material.

3) We spend a lot of time at work answering questions, letters, phone calls and emails regarding our jobs, animals, etc. With all the traffic the site gets, we did not want to have this same situation follow us home. (While we certainly enjoy teaching people about our animals and career field, many of us don't even tell people what I do when we are out shopping, relaxing, etc., to avoid spending all of our free time "talking shop"). After all, one of the main purposes of this site is to answer those questions in a way that everyone can have equal access to the information.

How to Contact Us: For all inquiries or comments please send an email message to: DolphinTrainer01@aol.com or Info@DolphinTrainer.com

DolphinTrainer.com
1370 Trancas Street #402
Napa, CA 94558
USA

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