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France has been struggling to find a new home for Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old calf, Keijo, after a marine park closed down.
Animal welfare organization TideBreakers is calling for international action, warning that a killer whale mother and her calf ...
A video shot by drone earlier this month and published online of two orcas swimming in inadequate facilities sparked a wave of concern for the cetaceans. The marine park on the French Riviera has ...
An animal advocacy group released a distressing aerial footage of orcas - Wikie, 23, and her son Keijo, 11 - swimming in the ...
Born Free concerned by revelations regarding the health and welfare of orcas Wikie and Keijo, and 12 bottlenose dolphins, at ...
Disturbing drone footage has revealed the dire conditions of two orcas and 12 dolphins still confined at the abandoned ...
The two orcas, a mother and son named Wikie and Keijo. were born and raised in captivity, meaning they would not survive in the wild.
TideBreakers / SWNS There are increased calls to find a solution for two killer whales and 12 dolphins that are still being housed in an abandoned marine park in France. Marineland Antibes closed ...
TideBreakers / SWNS Marineland Antibes reportedly shuttered on Jan. 5, in line with France’s bans on dolphin and whale shows enacted in 2021, leaving the two orcas, Wikie, 23, and her 11-year ...
They were left behind in their dilapidated tanks when Marineland Antibes in southern France permanently shut its doors in January 2025. Now devoid of any mental stimulation, the orcas are left to ...
It's been more than four months since Marineland, a marine park in southern France, announced its closure, but two killer whales and a dozen dolphins are still stranded there. TideBreakers ...