Posts Tagged ‘captive dolphins’
French captive dolphin facility to close
Parc Asterix in Plailly, France has announced that it will be closing the dolphinarium on its site. Reports state that the eight dolphins kept in tanks there will be placed in other captivity parks but no other details have emerged. The park, which was due to reopen on April 3, also houses sea lions. It’s…
Read MoreThe last river dolphin
A river dolphin held captive in Duisburg Zoo, Germany, has died leaving just one remaining river dolphin in the world in captivity. Baby (also known as Orinoco or Butu) was 47 when he died at the zoo this week. He led a sad life, captured at a very young age together with his mother and…
Read MoreGood news from Greece on the captivity front
The authorities in Attica, the Greek region that encompasses the city of Athens, have taken away licences for the marine mammal (dolphin) facility at Attica Zoological Park. The move follows pressure from scientists, activists and members of the public. Recently, vets conducting inspections dismissed the Zoo’s claims that its dolphin performances were educational programmes not…
Read MoreThird dolphin dies at Dolphinaris Arizona
Yet another dolphin has died at Dolphinaris Arizona, the third to lose their life in less than two years at the marine park. The death of Khloe, an 11-year-old bottlenose dolphin, was announced by the park on December 31st, 2018. Dolphinaris Arizona notes the preliminary cause of death as a chronic illness caused by Sarcocystis,…
Read MoreSecond dolphin dies at Dolphinaris Arizona
Dolphinaris Arizona has reported the death of a young, 10-year-old bottlenose dolphin held at its facility – the second dolphin to die in less than a year at the controversial marine park. The park reports that the dolphin, called Alia, was behaving strangely shortly before her death. An official cause has not yet been determined. …
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