Authorities were threatening to put him in captivity. Dean lead a campaign to become JoJo s official caretaker and had JoJo declared a National Treasure. Now Dean works full-time to protect, not only JoJo, but all marine life in the Turks and Caicos. His work with JoJo has become well-known and has appeared in several television and film documentaries. Solitary dolphins like JoJo are rare.
Dolphins are highly social animals, but it s their own kind with whom they most want to associate.
In fact, there are only a few dolphins in the world that seek out human companions. We don t know. Bernal leads The JoJo Dolphin Project to help other stranded, injured or entangled dolphins, but also works internationally to protect rare, lone dolphins and whales like JoJo.