We are devasted to report that Toa the young orca calf, thought to be between four and six months old has passed away after his health rapidly deteriorated and vets…
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August 8, 2021 marks 51 years since Lolita the orca, then just a child, was cruelly taken away from her family and ocean home. Now at approximately 55 years old,…
Marine Connection’s youngest ambassador, Ella Pringle was so devastated after learning that a humpback whale calf recently died after becoming entangled in fishing rope on the east coast of Scotland, …
As many will be aware, a walrus has been frequenting the coastal area around the Isles of Scilly (UK) since mid-June. Whilst the walrus, which has been nicknamed ‘Wally’, has…
The dolphin first appeared near Corpus Christi, Texas in March 2020, and with lockdown easing, more and more of the public are attempting to swim and touch the dolphin, sharing…
A new study suggests southern resident killer whales may socialise with each other based on age and gender, with younger whales and females more sociable than other groups. The research,…
Today is World Ocean Day – an annual awareness-raising day, created to encourage people to think about protecting the ocean and taking action globally. Celebrated annually on 8 June around…
Four male defendants are to stand trial on June 2, in relation to the illegal capture of wild dolphins from Bahraini waters for a captive facility. Case documents revealed that…
11-year-old beluga whale Nunavik has been moved from Georgia Aquarium to SeaWorld Orlando, joining their two existing beluga whales Grayson and Oliver. Nunavik was born at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium in…
Following previous good news from Australia that a ban had been put in place meaning that captive dolphins will no longer be commercially bred or imported into the state of…
