Trainer Jeff Foster is trying to release two dolphins into the wild . Many years ago , the dolphins were the main attraction at a run - down Turkish tourist park . A coalition of environmental groups successfully campaigned to rescue the animals and transport them in the back of a truck to a sea pen in the Aegean . Foster worked to successfully release Keiko , the orca from the Japanese movie ` ` . Willy '' Popular ` ` swim with dolphin '' parks in Turkey are a concern to animal welfare advocates .
Trainer Jeff Foster is trying to release two dolphins into the wild . Many years ago , the dolphins were the main attraction at a run - down Turkish tourist park . Foster worked to successfully release Keiko , the orca from the Japanese movie ` ` . Willy '' Popular ` ` swim with dolphin '' parks in Turkey are a concern to animal welfare advocates .