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#Blackfish #Writing 🍁 #Canada
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#Blackfish #Writing 🍁 #Canada
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OrcaSOS
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· Jan 27
How mother orca Tahlequah and her dead calf tell the story of climate change
Salmon are struggling to survive. So are the families of endangered southern resident orcas, with a population of just 73, not improved in years.
www.seattletimes.com
How mother orca Tahlequah and her dead calf tell the story of climate change
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
#endangered #blackfish
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
#endangered #blackfish
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Take action to give the whales at Marineland the freedom they’ve been denied for so long.
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...
action.animaljustice.ca
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Take action to give the whales at Marineland the freedom they’ve been denied for so long.
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
youtu.be/gDPAh-Gwbqk?...
🙏 @mark-carney.bsky.social #onpoli Doug Ford please facilitate this generous offer to rehome this suffering whales
Burgeo offers safe haven for some of Marineland’s beluga whales
YouTube video by NTV Canada
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November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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
youtu.be/gDPAh-Gwbqk?...
🙏 @mark-carney.bsky.social #onpoli Doug Ford please facilitate this generous offer to rehome this suffering whales
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💔 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
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
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
💔 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
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
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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
www.livescience.com/animals/orca...
@livescience.com
www.livescience.com/animals/orca...
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.
www.livescience.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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
www.livescience.com/animals/orca...
@livescience.com
www.livescience.com/animals/orca...
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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
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
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.
ladbible.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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
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
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Take 30 secs and send a message to France and Canada. Action is possible, but time is running out
Take action to give the whales at Marineland the freedom they’ve been denied for so long.
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...
action.animaljustice.ca
November 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Take 30 secs and send a message to France and Canada. Action is possible, but time is running out
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This doesn't need to take this fucking long. Do something, France! Please!
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
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
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.
ladbible.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This doesn't need to take this fucking long. Do something, France! Please!
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We did this. Humans. For profit. And now that it’s no longer profitable, the ugliness of our “culture” is heartbreakingly evident.
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
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
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.
ladbible.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We did this. Humans. For profit. And now that it’s no longer profitable, the ugliness of our “culture” is heartbreakingly evident.
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
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
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.
ladbible.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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
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
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This historic #WhaleSanctuary will transform a natural cove on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore into a refuge 100 times larger than Marineland’s tanks! 🐳
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.
animaljustice.ca
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This historic #WhaleSanctuary will transform a natural cove on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore into a refuge 100 times larger than Marineland’s tanks! 🐳
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"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
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.
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"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
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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
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
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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
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
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Why isn’t Ontario stepping up to protect Marineland’s belugas, suffering in tanks under threat of mass extermination? The province has the legal authority to step in, care for the whales, & send #Marineland the bill. #OnPoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Andrew Phillips: There is one person who should ensure the safety of Marineland’s whales
If Premier Ford cares about animals as much as he says he does, he ought to make sure the province does everything it can to see that proceeds from any
www.thestar.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Why isn’t Ontario stepping up to protect Marineland’s belugas, suffering in tanks under threat of mass extermination? The province has the legal authority to step in, care for the whales, & send #Marineland the bill. #OnPoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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This Newfoundland town wants to give Marineland's belugas a new home. It believes it can be a sanctuary for the whales.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Town of Burgeo sent a letter to federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, proposing a sanctuary for the whales among a sheltered cove
#Marineland30
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Town of Burgeo sent a letter to federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, proposing a sanctuary for the whales among a sheltered cove
#Marineland30
October 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Morning greetings to all our members
We are so happy to report a Blue Cove despite a pod of Dolphins being pursued for some hours off the coast and this pod luckily managing to evade the hunters and avoid capture
🌍Web: www.wowvstaiji.com
We are so happy to report a Blue Cove despite a pod of Dolphins being pursued for some hours off the coast and this pod luckily managing to evade the hunters and avoid capture
🌍Web: www.wowvstaiji.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Morning greetings to all our members
We are so happy to report a Blue Cove despite a pod of Dolphins being pursued for some hours off the coast and this pod luckily managing to evade the hunters and avoid capture
🌍Web: www.wowvstaiji.com
We are so happy to report a Blue Cove despite a pod of Dolphins being pursued for some hours off the coast and this pod luckily managing to evade the hunters and avoid capture
🌍Web: www.wowvstaiji.com
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Wow that would be wonderful!!
Prem. Doug Ford #OnPoli
@mark-carney.bsky.social
This is #Marineland #Canada.
30 belugas are held there under cruel conditions. 30 super-intelligent, feeling beings, more mistreated every day.
Where is our Canadian compassion? Send these belugas to #NovaScotia or #Newfoundland
🌅Where they belong 🌊🐋
@mark-carney.bsky.social
This is #Marineland #Canada.
30 belugas are held there under cruel conditions. 30 super-intelligent, feeling beings, more mistreated every day.
Where is our Canadian compassion? Send these belugas to #NovaScotia or #Newfoundland
🌅Where they belong 🌊🐋
October 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Wow that would be wonderful!!
Prem. Doug Ford #OnPoli
@mark-carney.bsky.social
This is #Marineland #Canada.
30 belugas are held there under cruel conditions. 30 super-intelligent, feeling beings, more mistreated every day.
Where is our Canadian compassion? Send these belugas to #NovaScotia or #Newfoundland
🌅Where they belong 🌊🐋
@mark-carney.bsky.social
This is #Marineland #Canada.
30 belugas are held there under cruel conditions. 30 super-intelligent, feeling beings, more mistreated every day.
Where is our Canadian compassion? Send these belugas to #NovaScotia or #Newfoundland
🌅Where they belong 🌊🐋
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Prem. Doug Ford #OnPoli
@mark-carney.bsky.social
This is #Marineland #Canada.
30 belugas are held there under cruel conditions. 30 super-intelligent, feeling beings, more mistreated every day.
Where is our Canadian compassion? Send these belugas to #NovaScotia or #Newfoundland
🌅Where they belong 🌊🐋
@mark-carney.bsky.social
This is #Marineland #Canada.
30 belugas are held there under cruel conditions. 30 super-intelligent, feeling beings, more mistreated every day.
Where is our Canadian compassion? Send these belugas to #NovaScotia or #Newfoundland
🌅Where they belong 🌊🐋
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Marineland’s 30 surviving belugas are in grave danger ⚠️ Animal Justice has filed a formal complaint with Niagara Police & presented an action plan to governments to protect the whales after #Marineland threatened to kill them all.
Animal Justice Puts Forward Solutions to Protect Marineland Belugas
Animal Justice has filed a complaint with police and presented an action plan to governments to protect Marineland belugas.
animaljustice.ca
October 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Marineland’s 30 surviving belugas are in grave danger ⚠️ Animal Justice has filed a formal complaint with Niagara Police & presented an action plan to governments to protect the whales after #Marineland threatened to kill them all.
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“The province has very extensive authority under the PAWS Act to go in & care for the whales in the short term & protect them from being euthanized by Marineland.”
— @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice
#OnPoli
— @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice
#OnPoli
Animal lawyers call on Ontario to protect Marineland’s belugas
The PAWS Act gives the provincial government power to intervene and ensure the 30 captive whales aren’t euthanized
www.nationalmagazine.ca
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“The province has very extensive authority under the PAWS Act to go in & care for the whales in the short term & protect them from being euthanized by Marineland.”
— @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice
#OnPoli
— @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice
#OnPoli
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#Marineland is threatening to KILL all 30 of its surviving belugas. In their letter to Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, experts explain that if whales are being killed, the others will know & experience fear, grief, & extreme distress. Take action! ➡️ bit.ly/4o4zzs0
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#Marineland is threatening to KILL all 30 of its surviving belugas. In their letter to Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, experts explain that if whales are being killed, the others will know & experience fear, grief, & extreme distress. Take action! ➡️ bit.ly/4o4zzs0
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Killing this many belugas at once, in close proximity to each other, could be illegal animal cruelty.
The survivors deserve safety, proper care, & a future free from suffering, with as many as possible sent to seaside sanctuaries!
The survivors deserve safety, proper care, & a future free from suffering, with as many as possible sent to seaside sanctuaries!
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Stop Marineland from Killing 30 Belugas!
Marineland is threatening to kill 30 beluga whales unless the government gives in to its demands. Urge Ontario to act now.
action.animaljustice.ca
October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Killing this many belugas at once, in close proximity to each other, could be illegal animal cruelty.
The survivors deserve safety, proper care, & a future free from suffering, with as many as possible sent to seaside sanctuaries!
The survivors deserve safety, proper care, & a future free from suffering, with as many as possible sent to seaside sanctuaries!
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Animal Justice has filed a complaint with Niagara Police calling for action to prevent #Marineland from mass-killing all 30 surviving beluga whales.
The complaint was submitted along with a letter from marine mammal scientists to the govt, warning that killing belugas en masse would cause distress.
The complaint was submitted along with a letter from marine mammal scientists to the govt, warning that killing belugas en masse would cause distress.
October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Animal Justice has filed a complaint with Niagara Police calling for action to prevent #Marineland from mass-killing all 30 surviving beluga whales.
The complaint was submitted along with a letter from marine mammal scientists to the govt, warning that killing belugas en masse would cause distress.
The complaint was submitted along with a letter from marine mammal scientists to the govt, warning that killing belugas en masse would cause distress.
This Newfoundland town wants to give Marineland's belugas a new home. It believes it can be a sanctuary for the whales.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Town of Burgeo sent a letter to federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, proposing a sanctuary for the whales among a sheltered cove
#Marineland30
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Town of Burgeo sent a letter to federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, proposing a sanctuary for the whales among a sheltered cove
#Marineland30
October 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This Newfoundland town wants to give Marineland's belugas a new home. It believes it can be a sanctuary for the whales.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Town of Burgeo sent a letter to federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, proposing a sanctuary for the whales among a sheltered cove
#Marineland30
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Town of Burgeo sent a letter to federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, proposing a sanctuary for the whales among a sheltered cove
#Marineland30
Niagara Falls mayor stresses urgency of finding Marineland belugas a new home as it’s running out of food
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Marineland also said that after "extensive research" it concluded the whales do not have "the capacity to survive in the wild."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Marineland also said that after "extensive research" it concluded the whales do not have "the capacity to survive in the wild."
Relocating Marineland whales an urgent matter as it's running out of food, Niagara Falls, Ont., mayor says | CBC News
Mayor Jim Diodati says Marineland representatives told him they’ve restructured and borrowed funds to continue to buy food for the remaining belugas, dolphins, sea lions, seals, deer and bears that re...
www.cbc.ca
October 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Niagara Falls mayor stresses urgency of finding Marineland belugas a new home as it’s running out of food
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Marineland also said that after "extensive research" it concluded the whales do not have "the capacity to survive in the wild."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Marineland also said that after "extensive research" it concluded the whales do not have "the capacity to survive in the wild."