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Update on reports of orca transfers from Marineland, Antibes

In December 2019 Dolphinaria-Free Europe (DFE) reported on information received on the potential export of four orcas currently held at Marineland, Antibes in France. This had been highlighted to Mayor

Stop orca transfers from France to China

Dolphinaria-Free Europe (DFE) members One Voice (France), have advised the coalition that the owners of Marineland, Antibes are planning to transfer the four orcas currently held at the facility to

Help stop beluga transfers from Canada to Spain

Dolphinaria-Free Europe is calling on the public to support our appeal to the Canadian Government to stop the transfer of two beluga whales from Marineland, Canada to L’Oceanogràfic, Spain. In

More porpoises for Danish facility?

The Fjord & Bælt facility in Denmark has for many years held harbour porpoises obtained via bycatch or stranding for use as part of an ongoing study programme. The facility

Update on beluga transfers into Spain from Canada

Further to our previous report on the potential import of 2 belugas from Marineland in Ontario to L’Oceanogràfic in Valencia, Spain, Dolphinaria-Free Europe has continued to address this issue with the relevant authorities.

No dolphins for Tropicarium, Budapest

DFE previously reported on plans by the owner of the above aquarium to add dolphins for public display at the facility. According to Hungarian law, the keeping of cetaceans for public display

Marineland, Canada to transfer two beluga whales to L’Oceanogràfic, Spain

When this transfer was first rumoured in July this year, Dolphinaria-Free Europe wrote a letter outlining our concerns to the CITES authorities in Spain and Canada, also the European Commission.

Campaign launched against dolphin captivity in Germany

Dolphinaria-Free Europe member Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) has launched a new anti-captivity campaign #FREI in Germany. The purpose of the campaign is to gather support for a phase-out of

Loro Parque says orca breeding programmes and research on reproduction is vital

Following the issue of their ‘encyclopaedia’ of anti-captivity arguments, Loro Parque recently included a post on their social media explaining why their work on orca breeding including research of reproduction is so important.

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