Celebrating Southern Resident Orcas, icons of the Pacific Northwest and helping this endangered population by raising awareness of the threats they are facing. From the late 1960s, live captures of…
Read More
Ship collisions pose a significant threat to whales and dolphins worldwide and can occur in the world’s oceans where ships and cetaceans co-occur. Types of vessels documented in strikes include…
As part of our ongoing work to raise awareness and stop new facilities being established to display captive dolphins and whales, Marine Connection routinely joins forces with other groups/individuals working…
Recent footage via VR.RU shows beluga whales living in two very different worlds – as four captive beluga whales swim around their small enclosed sea pens at Primorsky Oceanarium, Russia,…
Only found in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico the population of Vaquita has been in dramatic decline due to the use of gill-nets. Vaquita are frequently caught in these nets…
LATEST UPDATE 13:05:20 Necropsy carried out shows Zafar was hit by some type of vessel, (probably a boat or ship) suffering major damage to his body by the collision. It’s…
Ocean Park, Hong Kong could go out of business by the end of June if no financial assistance is forthcoming. The theme park is seeking approval from legislators for an…
Today thousands of advocates including we here at Marine Connection are taking part in a global virtual event to increase public awareness highlighting the plight of captive dolphins, whales and…
Marine Connection Director, Margaux Dodds chats to Charlie Moores of ‘War on Wildlife’ to discuss the current COVID-19 crisis, the consequences this could have for captive whales and dolphins and…
Gambit, one of the bottlenose dolphins at uShaka Marine World, South Africa, has died. Thought to be around 48 years of age, he was one of 10 dolphins at the…
