🔹️Threat to Wild Orcas, Dolphins and Beluga Whales from Marine Theme Park Boom in China 🔹️#Blackfish changed the perception of an entire generation in the West towards Orcas or killer whales  c Jeffrey Ventre Samantha Berg The Orca Project 🐬Suzanne Allee🐬 (⧖) China Cetacean Alliance Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)

KISKA World's Loneliest Orca dies at Marineland Canada Theme Park tmz.com/2023/03/10/kis… 💔 RIP KISKA wild #blackfish. Long may your spirit roll on

Marineland Canada announced today that the orca #Kiska has died of a bacterial infection. The news is devastating to all of us who have been working toward the time when she could be retired to sanctuary. whalesanctuaryproject.org/kiska-the-orca…

Press statement re. unique collaboration between Miami Seaquarium and Friends of Lolita in effort to return Lolita, from Seaquarium to ocean habitat in home waters in the Pacific NW. Whale Sanctuary’s Charles Vinick is also co-founder of Friends of Lolita. bit.ly/3zlIkpA

Historic Initiative to Return Orca Lolita to Home Waters cc Orca S※O※S Kimberly Ventre Voice of the Orcas Samantha Berg whalesanctuaryproject.org/historic-initi… #whalesanctuary via @whale_sanctuary

Watch. Incredible "language" being used to describe Toki & her captivity + Breaking News! Lots of progress has been made since #Blackfish came out 10 yrs ago. #FreeLolita local10.com/news/local/202…

Moving Miami Seaquarium's Lolita: A Look at the Plan to Relocate Killer Whale to Pacific nbcmiami.com/news/local/mov… #FreeTOKI #blackfish

Southern resident orcas are visiting us less often, new study shows seattletimes.com/seattle-news/e… The late Ken Balcomb, founder of the Whale Research, and a champion of southern resident orca recovery, was an author on the paper. No fish No #blackfish Jeffrey Ventre @sam10k The Orca Project

Bringing LOLITA home: How to release a long-captive orca? The Associated Press apnews.com/article/lolita… “When she comes home, the web of life will be repaired and restored, and our people will be repaired and restored”~Lummi elder #RetireTOKI #blackfish #SalishSeaDaughter c Jeffrey Ventre Samantha Berg

Orca May Return To Ocean After 50 Years In Captivity And You’ll Never Guess Who’s Waiting For Her travelawaits.com/2874811/orca-l… “She was 4 when she was taken, so she was learning to hunt. She knows her family song. She’ll remember, but it will take time.” #RetireTOKI #wild #blackfish

Famous killer whale ‘Chainsaw’ returns to Salish Sea kiro7.com/news/local/fam… #pnw #blackfish

If you're attending #Superpod8, #Blackfish are the main attraction, but the San Juan Islands are home 2 large concentrations of other critters. I photo'd these bald eagles Oct '22 with Jeff Friedman SP8 18-21 July 2023 "Honoring Ken & Blackfish at 10" cc Orca S※O※S Mariah

And so the industry push back has begun - sadly - the wording in this article is telling… Article: “Keep Lolita in Florida? Meet the Group Fighting Against Orca's Release | Miami New Times” cc ⁦Orca S※O※S⁩ Jeffrey Ventre ⁦⁦Kimberly Ventre⁩ miaminewtimes.com/news/keep-loli…

truth4toki You folks have had literal decades to do -anything- to help her, to speak up, to improve her horrific living situation, and... you haven't. Making a fuss now? A bit cringeworthy.

Sightings of Chainsaw, the killer whale with a 'cult following,' are causing a buzz in B.C. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… beautiful Bigg’s #blackfish

Dolphins repeated raked RASCAL~leaving scrape marks, bleeding & scarring on 30% of his body. In a separate incident, a trainer was cleaning the inside of an orca’s mouth when the orca bit trainer's hand~causing bone fractures insidethemagic.net/2023/04/dolphi… #blackfish #CaptivityIsCruelty

New book release | Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the PNW - theOrcasonian.com cc ⁦Orca S※O※S⁩ ⁦Samantha Berg⁩ ⁦Kimberly Ventre⁩ #blackfish theorcasonian.com/new-book-relea…

Update: “Mouth cleaning” reportedly referring to getting paint chips removed from the teeth (flushed) and palate of mouth

Two Rare White Orcas Spotted Swimming Together in Japan - Bluekingo Two Rare White Orcas Spotted Swimming Together in Japan ⁦Orca Network⁩ ⁦Orca S※O※S⁩ ⁦The Orca Project⁩ ⁦Voice of the Orcas⁩ ⁦Lynda V. Mapes⁩ ⁦Carl Safina⁩ bluekingo.com/two-rare-white…

10 Best Nature Documentaries, Ranked #Blackfish hanging strong screenrant.com/best-nature-do…