Sanctuary proponents square off against captivity defenders, as both sides invoke the name & teachings of Ric O’Barry CHICAGO, Illinois––Four of the 30 belugas evacuated from the defunct Marineland of Niagara in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, during July and August 2026 have died at their new homes, along with a fifth beluga who was […]
Marineland of Niagara belugas evacuated, but move to the Shedd goes badly
Taiji dolphin captures for sale to marine mammal parks go on––& still no viable sanctuaries for displaced whales & dolphins CHICAGO, Illinois; NIAGARA, Ontario; TAIJI, Japan––September 1, 2026 ended one long chapter in the history of marine mammal captivity, as the last six beluga whales left Marineland of Niagara Falls. Another chapter began, however, […]
Oh deer: Marineland belugas rehomed, but deer & elk allegedly slaughtered
Belugas likely to be rehomed, anyhow. Marineland history suggests not holding breath unless swimming underwater NIAGARA, Ontario––Tentative good news about the fate of animals left by the 2024 closure of Marineland at Niagara Falls was offset within a week by more of the frequent bad news about Marineland that has emerged since Ontario animal advocate […]
Alan Cooper & John Pippin, M.D., represented the range of animal advocacy
Both Alan Cooper & John Pippin, M.D. were felled by long struggles with debilitating illness It would be difficult to imagine two animal advocates with less in common than Alan Cooper and John Pippin, M.D., except that both were veterans of more than 20 years in animal advocacy on a variety of fronts, and died […]
Eduardo Albor jailed, but that will not help the Dolphin Company dolphins
Longtime Dolphin Company chief has had no jurisdiction over Dolphin Company animal inventory since March 2025 CANCUN, Mexico––Excitement rippled through the marine mammal advocacy world on Friday, February 13, 2026 after a variety of Mexican media and the Dolphin Project posted to social media several cell phone video clips of the arrest of Eduardo Albor, […]
Whale Sanctuary Project may not finally get some whales after all
30 belugas, four dolphins, & two orcas may be evicted from Marineland of Canada & Marineland Antibes before Whale Sanctuary Project has any holding facilities NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Canada; ANTIBES, France––Marineland of Canada, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, founded in 1961, and Marineland Antibes, on the French Riviera, founded in 1970, never shared ownership, but […]
Whale Sanctuary may finally get two whales; dolphin sanctuaries left waiting
Transfer of orcas from defunct French marine park approved by French government NICE, France––Two orca whales stranded at the former Marineland of Antibes marine mammal park on the French Riviera near Nice, France, are to be transferred to the Whale Sanctuary Project in development in Nova Scotia, Canada, French cabinet minister for ecological transition Mathieu […]
“Don’t worry; be happy!” Animal aid in Jamaica post-Hurricane Melissa
Amid wreckage from Hurricane Melissa, rescuers find comfort in survival of creatures great & small KINGSTON, Jamaica––Self-introduces Damion Laren Whyte, “I am a naturalist from the Island of Jamaica.” A lecturer for the Department of Life Sciences at the University of the West Indies, located in Mona, Jamaica, five miles from Kingston at the east […]
Burning urgency to find homes for displaced captive marine mammals
Even if no marine mammals are displaced by fire at the Yeisk Dolphinarium, hundreds from failing dolphinariums have nowhere to go YEISK, Russia; TARANTO, Italy; ANTIBES, France; NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario; MIAMI, Florida––A marine mammal population of unknown size, including Black Sea dolphins, a beluga whale, sea lions, and seals, reportedly survived a September 9, 2025 […]
Ingrid Newkirk to Tracy Reiman: Is PETA changing the guard, or just the titles?
Founder Newkirk becomes PETA “principal,” succeeded by 35-year staffer Reiman NORFOLK, Virginia––People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals [PETA] founder Ingrid Newkirk, 76, on August 1, 2025 announced her retirement as president, after 45 years, naming as her successor longtime PETA executive vice president Tracy Reiman, 57. Reiman, a PETA employee since 1991, will now […]