January 31, 2025 – Dolphinaria Free Europe

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Kolmården confirms dolphin death

It has been confirmed that a 13 year old female dolphin known as Pärla died at the zoo on Tuesday. Captive born at the facility, the cause of death has

Wikie, Keijo, Marineland Antibes, France, Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain, Marine Connection, DFE, One Voice, orca transfer

Spain blocks orca transfer from France

On Thursday April 10, two crates were unloaded by crane outside Marineland, Antibes, for what was presumed to be for the removal and relocation of orcas Wikie and Keijo to

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Morgan gives birth to second calf

Orca Morgan who was rescued 15 years ago after being discovered alone in the Wadden Sea has again given birth to a male calf at Loro Parque, Tenerife. Initially taken

DFE concern for the fate of Marineland’s orcas

As the future for the two remaining orcas, Wikie and Keijo, currently held in tanks at Marineland Antibes, in the south of France, remains uncertain, the Dolphinaria-Free Europe coalition asks

What now for Marineland’s orcas?

Marineland Antibes has finally shut down. With the facility now being permanently closed, the question is, what will happen to the dolphins and remaining two orcas, Wikie, 23, and her

Minister opposes orca transfer from France to Japan

French Minister for Ecological Transition and Energy, Agnès Pannier-Runacher has announced she opposes the move of the last remaining orcas at Marineland, Antibes, (Wikie and Keijo her son), to a

Only dolphinarium in Belgium to close

The *Flemish government has ruled that the dolphinarium at Boudewijn Seapark in Bruges, Belgium which has been the subject of debate for many years, must close by 2037. The facility

Hearing on the future of animals at Marineland, Antibes

Today, DFE member organisation, One Voice, attended the hearing regarding the future of Marineland’s two remaining orcas and other animals. The final decision is expected on 5 December, however in

New report on options for Marineland’s dolphins and orcas

DFE member organisation One Voice reports on the release of a new report commissioned by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition (MTE) looking at options for the future of Marineland, Antibes orcas

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