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Canadian Beluga Whales Could Find New Homes in United States

Our executive director, @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, says the Minister had little choice but to approve #Marineland's export permits after it threatened to kill all surviving whales & dolphins.

Now, it's essential to ensure these animals aren't bred in the US.

VICTORY! Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Plastic Protections in Major Win for Animals A major Federal Court of Appeal ruling confirms Canada can regulate plastic pollution under CEPA, protecting millions of animals from deadly plastic waste.

🎉 Big win for animals!

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld plastic protections—rejecting industry efforts to roll them back & protecting animals from plastic pollution 🐢🐋

Marineland Again Threatens to Kill Whales Marineland is pressuring Canada to approve beluga whale exports under threat of killing the animals—but the law requires the animals’ best interests come first.

#Marineland is again gambling with lives—threatening to kill 30 belugas & 4 dolphins if its demands to ship them to the US aren’t met. If the government allows the export, it must include “no-breeding” conditions ensuring NO future animals will suffer in tanks! #CdnPoli

Breaking news graphic from Animal Justice, announcing a federal grant allowing Marineland to send marine dolphins to the US after threats to execute them. Visit animaljustice.ca/marineland for more details.

BREAKING: The Fisheries Minister granted #Marineland conditional approval to export whales & dolphins to the US—after the park threatened to execute the animals. Act now to ensure they won’t be bred in the US 👉 https://bit.ly/4qHHI6I

BREAKING: We are heartbroken to share that Kshamenk, Argentina’s last captive orca, held at Mundo Marino, died this morning. After more than 30 years captivity, Kshamenk’s life was marked by isolation and suffering.

Swim free beautiful boy 😿🙏🌊

30 Belugas Languishing at Marineland - Help Save Them & the Other Animals!

30 beluga whales are suffering in deteriorating tanks at Marineland Canada. The Ontario government must step in NOW to rescue them & provide sanctuary. Take action to help these innocent animals! #SaveTheBelugas #EndAnimalCruelty #MarinelandRescue

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Demasiado.

Hoy murió Kshamenk, la orca que fue sacada de su hogar el mar, en 1992, para ser exhibida adentro de una pileta indigna.

Kshamenk, lamentamos que solo la muerte haya podido ayudarte a ser libre.

Repudiamos el cautiverio de animales para entretenimiento humano.

Buen viaje, Kshamenk. Perdón.

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I captured this scorpionfish in Sogod Bay, Philippines. It was the most colorful scorpionfish I've ever seen. I took it with my Sony RX100 Mark IV, Nauticam housing, and YS-D3 strobe.

#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #scuba #photography

Breakthrough Study Reveals Human-Like Voices Inside Sperm Whale Clicks | GreaterGood Scientists may have just unlocked one of the ocean’s biggest mysteries. New research reveals that sperm whales produce vowel-like sounds hidden inside their familiar clicks—patterns only heard after s...

Breakthrough Study Reveals Human-Like Voices Inside Sperm Whale Clicks
🐋 New research reveals that sperm whales produce vowel-like sounds hidden inside their familiar clicks—patterns only heard after speeding up thousands of recordings from family clans off Dominica.
greatergood.com/blogs/news/s...

YouTube video by NTV Canada Burgeo offers safe haven for some of Marineland’s beluga whales

Burgeo NFLD offers safe haven for some of Marineland’s beluga whales
youtu.be/gDPAh-Gwbqk?...
🙏 @mark-carney.bsky.social #onpoli Doug Ford please facilitate this generous offer to rehome this suffering whales

Opinion: The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools

Whales suffer chronic stress, boredom, & shortened lifespans in tiny tanks 😢

We must work together to help retire captive whales to sanctuaries where they can truly thrive!

Our recent panel brought together experts from @whalesanctuary.bsky.social, World Animal Protection, & our legal team to address the urgent crisis facing animals at Marineland.

Immediate, collaborative action is necessary to help the individuals still suffering 🐋 Full discussion on YouTube.

Why finding a new home for Marineland’s 30 belugas is proving difficult and complicated | CBC News Marineland’s 30 belugas remain at the defunct Niagara Falls, Ont., amusement park after Ottawa turned down its export request. But as the company says it’s running out of money to care for the whales ...

More background on the Marineland belugas… the proposed sanctuary in Nova Scotia is the most humane option, but they’re still only talking about taking 10 of 30

Breakthrough Study Reveals Human-Like Voices Inside Sperm Whale Clicks | GreaterGood Scientists may have just unlocked one of the ocean’s biggest mysteries. New research reveals that sperm whales produce vowel-like sounds hidden inside their familiar clicks—patterns only heard after s...

Breakthrough Study Reveals Human-Like Voices Inside Sperm Whale Clicks
🐋 New research reveals that sperm whales produce vowel-like sounds hidden inside their familiar clicks—patterns only heard after speeding up thousands of recordings from family clans off Dominica.
greatergood.com/blogs/news/s...

Of course. Totally agree they should pay. There's a terrible history at Marineland, though, and sadly their solution for upkeep is to kill 30 highly intelligent animals and be done with it. Not to mention that property is a mass grave and maybe not valued what it should be on the real estate market.

Help Move Marineland’s Whales to Sanctuary Nova Scotia has approved Canada’s first-ever whale sanctuary! Whale Sanctuary Project site could open by summer 2026—giving many of Marineland’s captive belugas the chance to finally live in the ocean...

Take action to give the whales at Marineland the freedom they’ve been denied for so long.

Yes, it is their responsibility. And maybe why Marineland has threatened to kill the remaining belugas to join 1,000+ animals buried there in mass graves. These graves contained a range of park species, such as whales, dolphins, sea lions, seals, walruses, bears, and deer.
#captivitykills

YouTube video by NTV Canada Burgeo offers safe haven for some of Marineland’s beluga whales

Burgeo NFLD offers safe haven for some of Marineland’s beluga whales
youtu.be/gDPAh-Gwbqk?...
🙏 @mark-carney.bsky.social #onpoli Doug Ford please facilitate this generous offer to rehome this suffering whales

💔 Green Cove 💔

A pod of approx 50 Bottlenose Dolphins was driven into the Cove, 6 captives were taken prisoner, removed forcibly from their families never to see their pod mates or enjoy the freedom to explore the oceans again

The remaining pod members were released
🌎 Web: www.wowvstaiji.com

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Request the Japanese government to stop dolphin and whale hunting

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Please sign!

#StopDolphinhunting

Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway — and the rest of its pod forming a protective circle Scientists with the Norwegian Orca Survey and Orca Channel have documented, for the first time and in astounding detail, the birth of an orca and the newborn's first hour.

Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway — and the rest of its pod forming a protective circle
@livescience.com
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Two orcas discovered in abandoned marine park appear dead before heartbreakingly starting to perform The two orcas at Marineland Antibes are still there, with a heartbreaking video on Instagram showing them attempting to perform.

Wikie & Keijo discovered in abandoned #Marineland appear dead before heartbreakingly starting to perform
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"Leaping, twirling, performing the only language they were ever taught… but this time, there was no crowd. Just me …and their longing to be free"
#CaptivityIsCruelty

Take 30 secs and send a message to France and Canada. Action is possible, but time is running out

This doesn't need to take this fucking long. Do something, France! Please!

We did this. Humans. For profit. And now that it’s no longer profitable, the ugliness of our “culture” is heartbreakingly evident.

Two orcas discovered in abandoned marine park appear dead before heartbreakingly starting to perform The two orcas at Marineland Antibes are still there, with a heartbreaking video on Instagram showing them attempting to perform.

Wikie & Keijo discovered in abandoned #Marineland appear dead before heartbreakingly starting to perform
ladbible.com/news/world-n...
"Leaping, twirling, performing the only language they were ever taught… but this time, there was no crowd. Just me …and their longing to be free"
#CaptivityIsCruelty

BREAKING! Whale Sanctuary Approved: New Hope for Marineland Belugas Nova Scotia has just approved the Whale Sanctuary Project’s proposal to open Canada’s first seaside whale sanctuary in Port Hilford Bay.

This historic #WhaleSanctuary will transform a natural cove on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore into a refuge 100 times larger than Marineland’s tanks! 🐳

The fate of Marineland’s belugas expose the ethical cracks in Canadian animal law The threat to kill the belugas as a solution to its economic woes, while shocking, reflects the ethical emptiness of the Canadian legal system when it comes to animals.

"The belugas & other animals at Marineland deserve to live. A legal system that allows them to be killed because it is economically convenient is one that needs to change." — Maneesha Deckha, Professor & Lansdowne Chair in law, University of Victoria

On November 4, join our special online event with the Whale Sanctuary Project, Animal Justice, & World Animal Protection Canada! 🐳

We’ll answer your top questions & share how, together, we can help ensure #Marineland’s remaining animals have a safe, caring future.

Register 👉 bit.ly/3LbF1KV