We can safly say that these past three months have had their share of intense news. First of all, on the 4th of January, we had to admit to ourselves that the orca Granny, had past away. The oldest matriarchal female, also known as J2, had not been seen since October 2016. Scientists had to admit the sad truth. She was about 105 years old. Something to argue with procaps: yes, orcas can live as long as we do. No,…
Breaking news: The orca Tilikum died on the 6th of January 2017. Causes of death have not been communicated yet (though we’ve been used to fact of never knowing them!) Tilikum (“friend” in Chinook) was the main protagonist of the award-winning documentary in 2013, Blackfish. The documentary exposed the truth behind the death of the dresser Dawn Brancheau, killed by Tilikum. “Tilly” was captured at only two years old in Iceland in 1983. We can go ahead and say he…
Born in August 2010 in Parc Astérix, Aicko was transferred to Planète Sauvage in 2015. In autumn 2016, his health worsened, his healers talked about eating disorders which led to an abnormal and quick loss of weight. Aicko died on the 6th of November. Causes of death are still unknown. He was only 6 years old! He’s the 4th dolphin to die in Planète Sauvage since the opening of Marine City in 2009. Two adults, Théa (19 years old) and…
I’m speechless… Valentin passed away today. Freya‘s son (Freya passed away on June 20th) is reunited with his mother. Dressers and the veterinary team did assure everyone that the orcas were doing fine, what can we believe now?? Born on February 13th 1996, baptised because of Valentine’s Day, has lived 19 years in captivity and died in muddy waters. He wasn’t the youngest of the orcas : Wikie’s 14, Moana’4 and Keijo is barely 2. I’m so worried about their…
First major event in Europe against dolphin captivity and half a thousand people showed up in front of Marineland France on July 12th 2015. Three weeks after Freya’s death, the oldest orca in the park, and one day only after the launching of the new “swim-with” program, many famous people made the trip for this protest, including Ric O’Barry and John Hargrove. After the worldwide impact about the Cove and Blackfish, there is a growing awareness among people towards this…