Starting today, 14 December 2023, aquariums in South Korea holding captive dolphins and whales are banned from purchasing new cetaceans for display. Most of the 16 bottlenose dolphins within the…
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TUI UK has confirmed it will continue to sell excursions to venues with captive dolphins. TUI UK and Ireland managing director Andrew Flintham told TTG Media that the company would…
The European Commission recently opened an infringement procedure (legal action) against Portugal for failing to adopt measures to prevent the bycatch of dolphin species by fishing vessels. The Portuguese authorities…
Accidental collisions between ships and whales are a global concern and can occur wherever there is an overlap between whale activity and vessel traffic. Collisions are one of the leading…
Marine Mammal Science is a podcast covering some of the latest scientific research on marine mammals – including whales and dolphins. Liz Sandeman from Marine Connection recently spoke to one…
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has rejected cross-party MP calls for primary legislation to be introduced to improve the protection of marine mammals (such as dolphins and…
A documentary film from Reiwa, featuring animal behavioural psychologist, long-term colleague and campaigner Jakub Banasiak, discusses the continued take of dolphins from the wild in Japan and other areas to…
Marine Connection recently joined scientists, conservationists, and several organisations specialising in cetacean welfare in urging Jet2holidays (a British package holiday provider and tour operator) to stop selling tickets to facilities…
Marineland in the south of France has announced the sudden death of 12-year-old male orca Moana. A postmortem examination has been carried out to help determine the cause of death,…
Moskvarium has reported that wild-caught orca, Naya is 15 months into her pregnancy and due to give birth in December. According to the Moskvarium veterinary service, Naya became pregnant naturally,…
