Wildlife Federation Establishes Dolphin Adoptions For DOLPHIN TALE Movie

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture

Meet Winter and Adopt a Dolphin

National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has teamed up with the Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment film Dolphin Tale to inspire kids and families to learn about dolphins and protect ocean habitat. Dolphin Tale opens nationwide on September 23, with NWF serving as the production’s environmental education partner.  NWF has developed a Dolphin Tale activity guide that is full of ideas for helping dolphins and protecting ocean habitat. The guide, designed for kids to use at home with their families or at school, is available for download at www.nwf.org/dolphintale.

The film is inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the people who worked together to save her life. After being caught in a crab trap, the bottlenose dolphin, later named Winter, is rescued but looses her tail. A dedicated marine biologist, a brilliant doctor and a devoted young boy bring about a miracle: a prosthetic tail to help Winter swim again.

“Dolphin Tale beautifully portrays the value of wildlife in a modern world. We hope the film and the true story of Winter will inspire people of all ages to learn more about these amazing marine mammals, and use the online resources we’ve created to realize how they can help dolphins and our oceans said Carey Stanton, National Wildlife Federation senior director for education.

“Warner Bros. is pleased to partner with the National Wildlife Federation and admires its efforts to inspire families to protect wildlife. Dolphin Tale is a film that showcases the bonds between people and wildlife …and will have kids thinking about how they can help dolphins and ocean habitats,” said Nicole Sedita, Warner Bros. Vice President for National Promotions.

National Wildlife Federation also is asking children and families to help protect dolphins and play an important role in wildlife conservation with symbolic adoptions of the species featured in the film. These adoptions help NWF in its efforts to protect species, restore wildlife habitat and connect people to nature. Families, youngsters and classrooms can find fun things to do such as arts and crafts to community projects to educate others about these amazing marine animals and to protect ocean habitat.

ABOUT NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: National Wildlife Federation is the nation’s largest conservation organization, publisher of award-winning children’s magazines Ranger Rick®, Your Big Backyard®, and Wild Animal Baby®. National Wildlife Federation educates and motivates more than five million members, partners, affiliates, and supporters to seek solutions to reduce global warming, protect and restore wildlife habitat, and connect people of all ages with nature. For more information, visit www.nwf.org.