Tag: orcas
Until when will we see orcas and dolphins in captivity in France?
This Thursday, the Marineland park in Antibes announced the death of Inouk, a 25-year-old male orca. A death which occurs only five months after that of his son, Moana, 12…
Justice bans the movement of orcas
Orcas grouped together in a pool emptied of most of its water, a crane, a stretcher and trainers working around the cetaceans: a simulation of the evacuation of the three…
The orcas of Marineland seem to be leaving
Marineland declined comment. Proof, if any were needed, that the subject of orcas in the Antibes wildlife park is particularly sensitive. This Friday, the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture announced that Marineland seemed…
An inspection on orcas will be launched soon by the government
We must save Wikie. But unlike the cult film, it is not a rebellious little boy Jesse who will save the orca but perhaps the Secretary of State for Biodiversity,…
Serious concerns about the state of health of Wikie, Keijo and Inouk, the three orcas in captivity at the Marineland park in Antibes
There are now three orcas remaining in captivity in the Antibes park. Activists from the animal defense association One Voice regularly denounce the fate of large marine mammals in captivity.…
An expert appointed to examine two orcas with “deleterious health”, according to One Voice
Justice has decided: the Marineland park will have to submit to an independent assessment on the health of two of its four orcas. Dismissed at first instance, in June 2022,…
Spain: The mysterious attacks of the orcas
Status: 06/22/2023 2:25 p.m Orcas keep attacking boats off the southern coast of Spain. Hundreds of such incidents have been recorded over the past three years. Scientists are faced with…
Why do orcas keep attacking sailboats? – Knowledge
From Tina Baier The Swiss sailing yacht cruised at the beginning of May Champagne in the Strait of Gibraltar off the coast of Spain when suddenly there was a loud…
Video: Spain: Orcas attack sailing boat
The current case is just one of dozens of similar orca attacks recorded on the Spanish and Portuguese coasts this year. The current case is just one of dozens of…
Orcas from Marineland Antibes transferred to Japan? The park is “studying several relocation possibilities”
For OneVoice, for sure, “Marineland plans to send its killer whales to a dolphinarium in Japan” during its next annual closure. After having “exploited Inouk, Moana, Wikie and Keijo all…