In November 2021, the French government passed legislation banning the performance of cetaceans, including whales and dolphins. In anticipation of the law coming into effect late next year, the French Riviera’s Marineland closed its doors in January. Four months later, two orcas are still captive in the abandoned marine zoo’s algae-infested tanks. Earlier this month, […]
Tourists Watch in Horror as 60 Orcas Rip Apart Endangered Blue Whale
Every summer, an area of deep underwater canyons off western Australia’s south coast called Bremer Canyon becomes the preferred feeding ground for marine predators including sharks, pilot whales, beaked whales, and the highly intelligent orcas. As such, Bremer Canyon has become a popular whale-watching destination. This week, a pod of orcas put on a gruesome […]