Tag Archives: orca captivity
24Jun
So, You’ve Visited a Dolphinarium
Imagine being on the open water, enjoying the irreplaceable experience of watching wild orcas (killer whales), knowing that you’re witnessing: the largest
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30May
Loro Parque Downgrades Role of Orcas as Predators
Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain, recently posted a video on their Facebook page. In it, Wolfgang Kiessling, the founder of Loro Parque,
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20May
Complex Animals, Barren Enclosures at Loro Parque
Loro Parque recently published a video on its Facebook page in which they announce the results of one of their studies on
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16May
The Last Surviving Orca at Moskvarium
A conversation with Russian dolphin freedom advocate Oxana Fedorova about Naya, the last surviving orca at Moskvarium in Moscow, Russia. Background: Naya,
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18Apr
New Aquarium, Same Life for Japan’s Oldest Captive Orca
Dolphin Project and Japanese environmental organization Life Investigation Agency (LIA) can confirm that Stella, the oldest captive orca in Japan was transferred
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22Feb
One Dolphin’s Story – Keet
Keet was born at SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas on February 2, 1993. His mother is Kalina who died at SeaWorld Orlando in
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15Jan
Orca Transfer to Japan Imminent?
Update: 1/17/24: A court decision was handed down on January 17, 2024, after the animal welfare organization One Voice brought the case
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18Dec
Morgan’s Monotonous Existence at Loro Parque
With the passing of Skyla, Ula, and Kohana during 2021 and 2022, Morgan has become the sole female orca left at Loro
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29Nov
One Dolphin’s Story – Kotar
Kotar is one of more than 50 orcas captured off the coast of Iceland for the aquarium industry from the mid-’70s until
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18Oct
Moana has died at Marineland d’Antibes in France
From our colleagues at C’est Assez! in France, we have received the devastating news that Moana died last night, on October 17,
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