Planned / Estate Giving

Would you like to give a lasting contribution to the environment?

Planned Giving

Planning now for the future gives you the opportunity to have a positive impact on the next generation and help make the world a better place.

WDP would be much appreciative should you wish to include us in your will, trust, insurance policy or retirement plan.  Charitable bequests are a way to plan for the future.  This is an opportunity to give assets, specific dollar amounts, stock, bonds, or a percent of estate (trusts).  Below is sample language to use, please consult with your own financial advisor.

"I give the Wild Dolphin Project, Inc. (Tax ID 650264660), currently located at 1208-G US Highway 1 North Palm Beach, Florida 33408 USA, _______% of my estate OR a specific gift in the amount of $____________ , to be used in the ongoing research of wild dolphins".

Should you graciously include WDP in your long-term planning, please contact us at 561-575-5660 or info@wilddolphinproject.org.

Endowment

WDP has an endowment program to secure your gift as a long-term donation.  Should you be interested in donating to The Wild Dolphin Project Endowment Program, please contact us at 561-575-5660 or info@wilddolphinproject.org.

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

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