Membership

As a member of the Wild Dolphin Project you get a free coffee table book from Dr. Denise Herzing, a newsletter, and first priority when signing up for summer trips!

Whether you are looking to possibly participant onboard R/V Stenella or just stay updated on the project, our research, and upcoming events, a WDP membership will benefit you. We can ship as a gift for a dolphin loving friend or family member!

All membership packets are shipped throughout the U.S. only. International shipping of membership packets will include an additional shipping fee.

Membership Levels

Neonate Membership - $35

Base Benefits:

  • Copy of Dr. Herzing’s coffee table book "Wild Dolphin Project: Long-term Research of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins in the Bahamas"
  • Yearly newsletter
  • First notification for summer field trip sign-up
  • Special mailings


Two-Toned Membership - $75

All Base Benefits, plus:

  • Wild Dolphin Project T-Shirt


Speckled Membership - $250

All Base Benefits, plus:

  • Invites to Florida Research Day trips
  • Wild Dolphin Project Sun Shirt


Mottled Membership - $500

All Base Benefits, plus:

  • Invites to Florida Research Day trips
  • Wild Dolphin Project Rash Guard Shirt


Fused Membership - $1,000

All Base Benefits, plus:

  • Invites to Florida Research Day trips
  • Wild Dolphin Project Rash Guard Shirt
  • Wild Dolphin Project Tervis


Steward Membership - $2,500

All Base Benefits, plus:

  • Invites to Florida Research Day trips
  • Wild Dolphin Project Hoodie
  • Wild Dolphin Project Tervis


Ambassador Membership - $5,000

All Base Benefits, plus:

  • Invites to Florida Research Day trips
  • Wild Dolphin Project Hoodie
  • Wild Dolphin Project Tervis
  • Copy of "Is Anyone Listening? What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us"


Generation Membership - $10,000

All Base Benefits, plus:

  • Invites to Florida Research Day trips
  • Wild Dolphin Project Hoodie
  • Wild Dolphin Project Tervis
  • Copy of "Is Anyone Listening? What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us"
  • VIP intracoastal boat ride for 4

Did you Know

Spotted dolphin calves are unspotted and look like young bottlenose dolphins.

Spotted dolphins regurgitate hard, indigestible parts of their food, such as squid beaks and fish vertebrae.

As spotted dolphins grow up they learn how to behave from their mothers and also from siblings, peers, and elders in the society.

Juvenile spotted dolphins babysit younger spotteds.

As a spotted dolphin grows up, its role and responsibilities in the dolphin community change Sometimes spotted dolphins travel, forage for food, and socialize with bottlenose dolphins.

 

Atlantic spotted dolphins are relatively unstudied, compared to their pan-tropical cousins who have been slaughtered in the tuna nets.

Spotted dolphins use their signature whistles in many different ways, including initiating contact with other dolphins.

Spotted dolphins can be identified over long periods of time by spot patterns, by flukes, and by dorsal fins.

For further learning, visit the Dolphin Communication, Dolphin Videos, Scientific Publications pages and watch our latest documentary from PBS’s Changing Seas series, Dolphins: Breaking The Code” and Dr. Herzing’s TED Talk.

Education

Dolphin Word Search Puzzle
Answer the questions and search for their answers in the word search puzzle.

Dolphin Food Pyramid
Match the names of the prey to their pictures in the Dolphin Food Pyramid.

Dolphin Picture
Label the parts of the dolphin and color! Think of other animals that share the ocean with the dolphins, like predators and prey, and draw them in. Are there researchers in your picture?

Interested in Careers in Marine Mammal Science?
Visit the Society for Marine Mammalogy Careers page for more information.

To report a marine mammal stranding please call 1-888-404-FWCC

Disclosure Statement

A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free within the state 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352). Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com (CH3673)

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