Posts Tagged ‘captivity’
Whales in waters around Russia could still be captured
A Russian ‘expert’ working group has concluded that the exploitation of whales and dolphins for so-called cultural and educational purposes should continue. The working group was responding to a 100,000 thousand signature petition from members of the public in Russia asking the government there to end captures of orcas, beluga whales and dolphins for sale…
Read MoreBeluga whales prepare for June release into the world’s first open water sanctuary
We are pleased to announce that two former captive Beluga whales, Little White and Little Grey will return home to the ocean when they are released into the world’s first open water sanctuary for beluga whales in Iceland this June. The two whales are in their final stages of preparation and ready to be moved…
Read MoreCaptive dolphin at Nuremberg Zoo dies
Anke, a female dolphin held in captivity at the Nuremberg Zoo in Germany has died. She was a bottlenose dolphin, 37 years old and had suffered from liver damage since 2017. The exact cause of her death will be revealed, after an autopsy, in about ten days. Anke was caught in the Gulf of Mexico…
Read MoreSolitary captive dolphin Honey dies
Reports from Dolphin Project state that a bottlenose dolphin named Honey, often described as the world’s loneliest, has died at the Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium near Tokyo in Japan. Honey was taken from the wild in 2005 in one of the cruel hunts that take place each year in Taiji, Japan, where huge numbers of…
Read MoreSeaWorld CEO parts company with captivity giant
Troubled marine park operator, SeaWorld has parted company with yet another CEO. Sergio Rivera, was the theme park giant’s chief executive officer for only five months and is thought to have left after disagreements with the board. Previous CEO, Gus Antorcha, was with SeaWorld for less than seven months and also resigned following internal disagreements…
Read MoreLife in lockdown – is this what captivity for whales and dolphins is like?
If you are able to help with a donation it would mean the world right now: donate I’m stuck at home with my immediate family, trying to get used to a new routine of work shifts and home schooling, limited exercise and the constant threat of boredom. I worry about the lack of supermarket delivery…
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