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Susan Davis is author of Spectacular Nature - Corporate Culture and
the Sea World Experience . This 1997 book focuses on Sea World's
theme parks and examines the role of commercial entertainment in shaping
public understandings of the environment and environmental issues.
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Jim McBain and Brad Andrews are, respectively, director of veterinary
service, Sea World Inc. and vice president, Zoological Operations, Sea World,
Inc,.
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Craig McCaw is a billionaire cell phone entrepreneur who has
contributed more than $3 million to Keiko's rehabilitation project that could
lead to the killer whale being released into the wild.
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Ted Griffin was the first man to acquire and train a killer
whale, Namu, in 1962.
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John Hall is former Sea World research director. He also was involved
in the Navy dolphin programs from 1963-65.
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Richard O'Barry is a self described 'abolitionist' on the issue of
animal captivity. Years ago he was the trainer of the dolphins who
collectively played Flipper. He believes that one of them, Kathy, committed
suicide after she was retired to a small steel tank shut off from contact with
people or other dolphins. In 1996 O'Barry was involved in controversy after he
helped release three Navy dolphins.
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Naomi Rose is marine mammologist with the Humane Society of the U.S.
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David Phillips is founder of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation and
executive director of the Earth Island Institute.
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Lanny Cornell is Keiko's veterinarian and a former vice president for
Sea World where he worked from 1973-87. He has pioneered preventive care for
cetaceans in captivity.
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Jeff Foster is Keiko's trainer. In the mid-'80s, he worked for Sea
World in their Icelandic operation.
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Lauren Schuler-Donner and Jenny Lew Tugen are the producers of Free
Willy and joined in the effort to move Keiko from Mexico to Oregon and
prepare him for life in the wild. The three Free Willy movies have
earned more than $235 million in worldwide ticket sales.
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