Calls for France to rehome killer whales

Public pressure is growing on authorities to
humanely rehabilitate two former performing
orcas, following the closure of a marine
park on the French Riviera

50m

Dolphin
tanks

Orca
tanks

REHOUSING
OPTIONS

MARINELAND
ANTIBES
FRANCE
CURRENT HOME

AQUARIUMS
JAPAN
DEEMED
UNSUITABLE

WHALE
SANCTUARY
PROJECT
CANADA

LORO
PARQUE
TENERIFE
LIKELY
UNSUITABLE

Marineland Antibes
(shutdown Jan 5)

Exhibits include:
2 x killer whales

Wikie, 23 (first known
orca able to mimic
human speech)

Keijo, 11, male
offspring of Wilkie

Both born in captivity
and unable to be
released into wild

12 x dolphins

Fences

500m

BARACHOIS
ISLAND

GREENLAND

CANADA

PORT
HILFORD
BAY
NOVA
SCOTIA

U . S .

Proposed
enclosure
Area: 40 hectares
Depth: Up to 18m
Cost to build: $15m
Running costs:
$2m per year

Sources: BBC, CNN, The Whale Sanctuary Project
Pictures: Getty, Google Maps
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