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 ...

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 fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to ...

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 ...

The two orcas—also known as killer whales—themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move France ...

While the Marineland theme park in Antibes, France, closed last week because of a recent law banning marine mammal shows, its plans to transfer the two killer whales to Japan prompted anger among ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...