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Orcas
Solo orca kills great white shark in under two minutes
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Mar 4, 2024
The orca known as Starboard has been witnessed killing and surgically removing a great white's liver - by himself - in under two minutes
Orcas trapped in Japan ice free themselves
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Feb 7, 2024
A pod of orcas filmed trapped in a tiny break in the ice floe off the coast of Japan have released themselves, according to reports.
RNLI spots orca pod in Scapa Flow
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Dec 21, 2023
A volunteer crew from RNLI Longhope enjoyed an amazing encounter with a pod of orcas during a training session in Scapa Flow
The rescue of Miami Seaquarium’s forgotten manatees
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Dec 20, 2023
Two of the oldest manatees alive have been rescued from the same Seaquarium where Lolita (Toki) the orca died earlier this year
Petition launched to ban captive cetaceans in the UK
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 28, 2023
There are no captive cetaceans in the UK - but its not illegal to keep them. Marine Connection has launched a petition to change that
Orcas sink yet another boat in the Mediterranean
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 24, 2023
The Straight of Gibraltar orcas have sunk another boat - but are they seeking revenge, or just having fun?
Tragic Lolita’s dolphin tankmate relocated to Texas
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Oct 4, 2023
Miami Seaquarium criticised for moving Li'i, the Pacific white-sided dolphin tank-mate of Tokitae (aka Lolita) to SeaWorld San Antonio
Video: orcas hunting dolphins in San Diego
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Aug 21, 2023
Stunning footage from videographer DolphinDroneDom of orcas (killer whales) hunting dolphins off the coast of San Diego
Lolita the orca dies after 53 years in captivity
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Aug 19, 2023
Lolita the orca, also known as Tokitae, has died aged 57 in her tiny tank at the Miami Seaquarium, where she spent 53 years in captivity
Orca attacking adult whale shark to eat its liver
By
Victoria Heath
Aug 3, 2023
In first known footage of its kind, orca attacks whale shark to eat its liver off Baja California coast in Mexico - but why?
Thomas Cook ends tickets sales to captive cetacean attractions
By
DIVE Staff
Jul 18, 2023
Thomas Cook has announced it will cease ticket sales to any attraction featuring captive cetaceans, including dolphins, whales and orcas
How orcas and other cetaceans are being exploited for profit and war
By
Victoria Heath
Jul 16, 2023
From military-trained dolphins to SeaWorld’s first no orca whale marine park still housing hundreds of cetaceans, exploitation continues
New baby orca seen in Southern Resident Killer Whale population
By
Victoria Heath
Jun 29, 2023
Orca calf spotted near British Columbia in Southern Resident Killer Whales population - could be first calf in pod since 2021.
Orca dies in Moscow aquarium, second orca fatality in six months
By
Victoria Heath
Jun 27, 2023
Nord orca, 16-year-old, dies only months after a 17-year-old orca perishes in the same controversial Russian aquarium
Orca attacks yacht off Shetland
By
Victoria Heath
Jun 24, 2023
A highly unusual attack by an orca on a boat off Shetland draws comparisons with the three-year spate of attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar
The orcas causing boat attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar
By
Victoria Heath
Jun 20, 2023
Discover the hunting tactics, migratory patterns and lives led by the endangered orcas attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar
Study explains why Orcas are attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar
By
Victoria Heath
Jun 13, 2023
An orca named ‘White Gladis’ may have been traumatised by injury, triggering behaviour that other orcas imitate, attacking and damaging boats
57-year-old orca held captive in Florida aquarium to be released
By
Victoria Heath
Jun 2, 2023
An orca whale who has spent more than 50 years in a Florida aquarium will be released from captivity within the next two years
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