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Ric O'Barry
O'Barry is an author of the books Behind the Dolphin Smile and To Free a Dolphin: A Dramatic Case for Keeping Dolphins in their Natural Environment, by the Trainer of "Flipper" ; both focus on Dolphin preservation. O'Barry was also the star of Oscar award winning documentary, The Cove, which aimed to raise public support for the prevention of Dolphin drive hunting. On April 22, 1970, he founded the Dolphin Project, a non-profit marine environmentalist organization concentrating on Dolphins' welfare.