Under new ownership, third-party veterinarians will be allowed into Miami Seaquarium periodically to perform independent medical evaluations to examine the health of Lolita the orca. The Dolphin Company confirmed this…
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Earlier this year, the Icelandic government publicly signaled an end to Icelandic whaling with an announcement that the country is set to stop commercial whaling from 2024. The news was…
Earlier in the year, Marine Connection supported a petition raised by young Spanish campaigner Olivia Mandle to have dolphinaria banned in the country. Olivia’s petition has now gained over 113,000…
Today we received news from colleague Daniel Rolke in Sweden that Kolmården Zoo is to close their dolphinarium currently holding 12 dolphins, the majority born at the facility. What the…
The two females and two males were imported from Ukraine in Autumn 2019 to Lahore’s Sozo Water Park for public entertainment shows. All have died within a short time of…
Spain’s Social Rights Minister, Ione Belarra announced during a recent press conference that as part of proposed changes to animal welfare laws, the country will be converting zoos and dolphinariums…
Appalling news! The second of five whales brought from Marineland Canada to Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium in May 2021 for ‘research purposes’ has died. The female had been receiving intensive care…
Marine Connection has for many years campaigned against whaling, raising awareness about this cruel business. We are encouraged that Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries, has publicly announced there is…
SeaWorld Entertainment has reportedly offered to purchase Cedar Fair, a company with amusement parks, water parks, and other immersive entertainment locations across North America – the latter has confirmed receipt…
In spring 2023 the seven dolphins held at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park will move into tanks three times larger than their existing structure, however as the facility is planning to…
