Splash, 21, is the latest dolphin to die at this ‘therapy’ facility since June 2021 – the others were 37-year-old Flip, a two-week-old calf, and Frosya who was pregnant at…
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Further to our report on August 8 on the death of three captive dolphins at Mediterraneo, Malta an article in the Times of Malta quotes Pietro Pecchioni, Supervising Manager at…
Marine Connection is very disappointed to learn that a social solitary female bottlenose dolphin that had been frequenting waters off Texas for some years is to remain in captivity for…
Marine Connection can now confirm that the cause of death for three female dolphins at Mediterraneo Marine Park in Malta was lead poisoning. All five dolphins were diagnosed with lead…
There has been another incident involving orca attacking sailboats, this time off the coast of Sines, Portugal. Five people on board managed to depart their badly damaged vessel which started…
Earlier this week, representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act – legislation…
Between August and September 2021, three dolphins mysteriously disappeared from public view at Mediterraneo Marine Park in Malta. At the time, the facility was advising visiting customers that the animals…
The skeleton of a young female orca found dead after it became lost and ill in the Seine river (France) is set to become part of the collection of the…
A solitary female bottlenose dolphin that has been frequenting waters off Texas for some years has been taken into care and is currently in rehabilitation at the Texas State Aquarium…
World Day for Captive Dolphins is held every year on the 4th of July to highlight the plight of dolphins held in captivity around the globe. Confined in tiny concrete…
