Marine Connection welcomes the news that the Russian government has finally approved draft legislation that could see a permanent ban on the captures of wild dolphins, whales and porpoises for…
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Just as a report is due to be published regarding a mass stranding of beaked whales (mainly Cuvier’s and northern bottlenose whales) in 2018 on the west coast of Scotland,…
Marine Connection forms part of a coalition of organisations working together in relation to the transfer of five beluga whales from Marineland, Canada to Mystic Aquarium, USA in May of…
NOAA Fisheries recently published a Federal Register notice announcing a 20-day comment period on administrative law judge, George Jordan’s recommendation that the Makah tribe in Washington state be allowed to…
The welfare of large-brained, socially complex wild animals like whales, dolphins (and elephants) in captive environments is a global concern. A new peer-reviewed paper Putative neural consequences of captivity for…
Following strong public interest, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DOC) has published a series of documents outlining its response to the orca calf stranding near Plimmerton, north of Wellington, New…
Marine Connection is deeply saddened to report the death of yet another known solitary/social bottlenose dolphin due to a vessel strike. On 12 September, a dolphin was reported floating on…
Marine Connection co-founder Liz Sandeman recently unveiled a beautiful memorial to a solitary male bottlenose dolphin known as Danny who frequented Dorset waters for some years before losing his life…
At the end of this month, Marine Connection will be unveiling a permanent stone memorial at Portland Marina, Dorset, to commemorate the life of a much-loved solitary social male bottlenose…
Marine Connection has received news that Ula, the calf of Morgan, died yesterday 10 August. We have had concerns about Ula’s health for many months. In April 2021, Loro Parque…
