Spring Update Chat with Q&A 2024

Dr. Lori Marino, President, and Charles Vinick, Executive Director, give an update on our work in establishing the sanctuary in Nova Scotia and welcoming the first whales.
They discuss our plan to respond to the urgent need of Wikie and Keijo, the two surviving orcas at Marineland Antibes in the south of France. Charles describes the state-of-the-art bay pen that’s being constructed to welcome them to the sanctuary while installation of the mile-long perimeter net is completed. He notes that the plan is contingent on an agreement with Marineland to retire Wikie and Keijo to the sanctuary rather than sending them to an aquarium in Japan.
We also discussed the four years of environmental and site development work to ensure the site is a suitable long-term habitat for whale residents.
Other topics included our work with the Jane Goodall Institute to foster the efforts of groups around the world who are working to bring an end to the captivity of whales and dolphins.
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