U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes recently recommended denying Miami Seaquarium’s $2.56 million request to pay its counsel, Greenberg Traurig LLP, for defending a lawsuit over Lolita because it could…
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The news about the closure of Arle Capital has raised many questions on social media as to what this means for the future of Lolita. For Parques Reunidos, the owners…
Tonga will be hosting the three-day event in early April to discuss whale conservation in the Pacific. It will bring together political decision-makers, scientists, community, industry and funders to investigate…
St Lucia appears to be the latest target for a proposed new captive dolphin facility. Dolphin Discovery, who already operate 10 dolphin parks in the Caribbean alone, wish to build…
Virgin Holidays has announced that it will not work with any new attractions or hotels that hold captive dolphins and whales for entertainment. However, this will not extend to existing…
The winter migration for right whales may not yet be over however there are concerns over the amount of sightings off the Florida coast. Fewer whales have been seen than…
SeaWorld has announced that their San Diego park orca display is to be altered to a more ‘natural’ performance. To be known as ‘Orca Encounter’ the park also plans a…
The French Ministry of the Environment are currently considering a draft order to update current regulations, passed in 1981, to improve standards for dolphinaria in France. They are inviting public…
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has reconsidered its plans for disposal of the bodies of the pilot whales who died during the recent strandings on Farewell Spit. The whales…
In 2016 record numbers of dolphins were spotted off Scotland’s west coast. Colleagues at the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust recorded 2,303 individual common dolphins, 42 bottlenose dolphins, and 94…
