Monthly Archives: October 2023

27Oct

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Cara Sands

Ongoing Serious Concerns at Miami Seaquarium

Posts by : Cara Sands

Update 11/3/23: In response to the troubling findings documented in the USDA’s most recent inspection report on Miami Seaquarium, Miami-Dade County Parks,

Featured image: In 1976, Marineland d’Antibes became the first amusement park in the world to purchase a wild-caught Icelandic orca. From 1970 to 1990, Marineland purchased eight wild-caught orcas: one from Canada, one from the United States, and six from Iceland. Over the years, Marineland’s breeding program produced six offspring. Moana, who was conceived through artificial insemination, was born on March 16, 2011. He died on October 17, 2023, at the age of 12. His mother Wikie is one of the last three surviving orcas at Marineland.

18Oct

Blog, Campaigns, Captivity Industry | Posts by : Helene O'Barry

Moana has died at Marineland d’Antibes in France

Posts by : Helene O'Barry

From our colleagues at C’est Assez! in France, we have received the devastating news that Moana died last night, on October 17,

Nursery pod of bottlenose dolphins after being driven into the Cove, Taiji, Japan

18Oct

Blog, Campaigns, Japan | Posts by : Cara Sands

Bottlenose Dolphins Hunted by Taiji Fishermen

Posts by : Cara Sands

Update – October 19, 2023: Two of the bottlenose dolphins held overnight in the Cove have been selected for captivity, and another