Wikie and Keijo, the two remaining captive orcas in France, are set to move soon, but if that move is to a sanctuary is still undecided ...

The closure of a marine zoo in the south of France has sparked intense debate over the future of its inhabitants, including two beloved orcas. Marineland Antibes, near Cannes, closed for good on ...

While the Marineland theme park in Antibes, France, closed last week because of a recent law banning marine mammal shows, its ...

THE “world’s loneliest orca” who has been trapped in a tiny pool for 32 years is experiencing the “worst form of torture”, experts claim. A devastating video shows Kshamenk barely able ...

Marineland shut at the start of the month due to a law banning shows with dolphins and whales. It was marked by a final ­performance by mother and son orcas, Wikie and Keijo. After a lifetime in ...

Marineland, which describes itself as the largest of its kind in Europe, currently keeps two killer whales - Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo. Managers say shows featuring killer whales ...

The orca Keiko was taken from the wild as a young ... have spent their entire lives in captivity and currently reside at Marineland Antibes in the French Riviera. The pair are the only captive ...

In a statement published December 4, Marineland said it was shutting its doors because 90% of visitors to the park come to watch the orca and dolphin shows. It said it had taken the decision with ...

Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to the orca whales with the French government already blocking one proposal to rehome them. Last month ...

While Phillips agrees that the legislation overall is "good news" for animals, he worries about what will happen to the mother-son orca duo. Phillips tells PEOPLE that Marineland Antibes has ...