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Festa Dolphinarium Varna dolphin death

Following the death of a young dolphin calf, reportedly during a live performance at Festa Varna dolphinarium in Bulgaria earlier this month, DFE member Marine Connection immediately contacted the Mayor

Loro Parque’s ‘Encyclopedia of Anti-Captivity Arguments’

Recently, the Spanish theme park Loro Parque produced a document, the ‘Encyclopedia of Anti-Captivity Arguments,’ in which they attempt to rebut quoted statements from various sources expressing an anti-captivity viewpoint.

Another dolphin birth at Planete Sauvage, France

On May 7th, Planete Sauvage announced that the bottlenose dolphin known as Parel had given birth to a calf weighing around 12kg. This is the fourth birth at the park

World Day for Captive Dolphins

Today, around 289 dolphins are held in captivity in facilities across the EU. World Day for Captive Dolphins is held annually on 4 July to remember those confined in captivity

Beluga whales Little Grey and Little White receive a warm welcome in Iceland after a 6,000-mile journey from China

Both whales had lived and performed at Changfeng Ocean World for many years but will now live out the remainder of their lives at the world’s first beluga whale sanctuary

Concern over exports from Dolphin Quest, Bermuda

Although not a direct European situation, Dolphinaria-Free Europe is adding its support to stop a permit application by The Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo to import three bottlenose dolphins from

Rimini Dolphinarium convicted of animal abuse

Six years ago DFE members, LAV commenced a case against Rimini dolphinarium following reports of mistreatment of their dolphins. Today LAV has announced that the facility’s vet and director has

Beluga transfers planned from Marineland, Canada to L’Oceanogràfic, Spain

It has been revealed that Vancouver Aquarium plans to export two beluga whales which it owns and are currently held at Marineland, Niagara to L’Oceanogràfic in Valencia, Spain. The Spanish

New study compares captive -v- wild survival and life expectancy rates

A new study just published in Marine Mammal Science by Kelly Jaakkola of Dolphin Research Center and Kevin Willis of Minnesota Zoo, compares survival rates and life expectancies for bottlenose

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