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 ...

Born Free has fought to free captive whales and dolphins. We won’t stop until their exploitation stops but, we need your help ...

The beautiful orca is then struck back to the tiny pool ... She was initially taken to an aquarium in Iceland but was later sold to MarineLand in Canada. Kiska spent the last 12 years of her ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...