Despite huge opposition to the building of a new dolphinarium at Rancho Texas Park on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, 4 male bottlenose dolphins have recently been imported from Germany to stock…
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Six beluga whales, rumoured to be 3 male and 3 female, have been moved from Vladivostok in Russia to the Shanhaiguan Happy Ocean World in the district of Qinhuangdao, China….
Marine Connection has received the news that 2 dolphins have recently been transferred to Zoomarine, Algarve. Both dolphins were born in Germany – the female Naomi, born in Nuremberg in…
With the southern resident killer whale population consisting of around 80 animals, the death of each female is a lost opportunity to help increase their number. Colleague Ken Balcomb, senior…
Please participate in the Public Consultation as part of the REFIT evaluation of EU Zoos Directive and provide your opinions about the role of zoos in the European Union which…
From July until October each year, humpback whales migrate to the warmer waters of the Seychelles archipelago from the Antarctic in order to mate and breed. However this year around…
A young female humpback whale found in the Port of Wilmington, Delaware last week is believed to have died because it was entangled in fishing gear. The gear was found…
Following our previous news posting on 6 October regarding the campaign to stop the granting of a licence to the Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA) which would allow ship to…
Marine Connection is delighted to report that the Land & Environment Court in Sweden has revoked the planning permit for the Wildfire roller-coaster at Kolmarden Zoo. This decision was reached…
