OrcaSOS
@orcasos.bsky.social
📤 494
📥 595
📝 233
oceans orcas whales dolphins
#Blackfish
#Writing
🍁
#Canada
L12s photo Melisa Pinnow
pinned post!
How mother orca Tahlequah and her dead calf tell the story of climate change
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
#endangered
#blackfish
loading . . .
How mother orca Tahlequah and her dead calf tell the story of climate change
Salmon are struggling to survive. So are the families of endangered southern resident orcas, with a population of just 73, not improved in years.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/how-tahlequah-her-dead-calf-tell-the-story-of-climate-change
10 months ago
0
19
10
Burgeo NFLD offers safe haven for some of Marineland’s beluga whales
youtu.be/gDPAh-Gwbqk?...
🙏
@mark-carney.bsky.social
#onpoli
Doug Ford please facilitate this generous offer to rehome this suffering whales
loading . . .
Burgeo offers safe haven for some of Marineland’s beluga whales
YouTube video by NTV Canada
https://youtu.be/gDPAh-Gwbqk?si=s9T8GIFG4R_M5u2F
about 9 hours ago
1
1
0
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Women of the world united against Taiji
about 23 hours ago
💔 Green Cove 💔 A pod of approx 50 Bottlenose Dolphins was driven into the Cove, 6 captives were taken prisoner, removed forcibly from their families never to see their pod mates or enjoy the freedom to explore the oceans again The remaining pod members were released 🌎 Web:
www.wowvstaiji.com
0
2
4
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Lotta
2 days ago
c.org/Q8grLqgnT8
Please sign!
#StopDolphinhunting
loading . . .
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Request the Japanese government to stop dolphin and whale hunting
https://c.org/Q8grLqgnT8
4
8
6
Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway — and the rest of its pod forming a protective circle
@livescience.com
www.livescience.com/animals/orca...
loading . . .
Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway — and the rest of its pod forming a protective circle
Scientists with the Norwegian Orca Survey and Orca Channel have documented, for the first time and in astounding detail, the birth of an orca and the newborn's first hour.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/incredible-first-of-their-kind-images-show-an-orca-being-born-in-norway-and-the-rest-of-its-pod-forming-a-protective-circle
3 days ago
0
3
0
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Wikie & Keijo discovered in abandoned
#Marineland
appear dead before heartbreakingly starting to perform
ladbible.com/news/world-n...
"Leaping, twirling, performing the only language they were ever taught… but this time, there was no crowd. Just me …and their longing to be free"
#CaptivityIsCruelty
loading . . .
Two orcas discovered in abandoned marine park appear dead before heartbreakingly starting to perform
The two orcas at Marineland Antibes are still there, with a heartbreaking video on Instagram showing them attempting to perform.
https://ladbible.com/news/world-news/marineland-antibes-orcas-killer-whales-835965-20251101
9 days ago
0
4
4
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Midwest Shadow
9 days ago
Take 30 secs and send a message to France and Canada. Action is possible, but time is running out
add a skeleton here at some point
0
2
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Midwest Shadow
9 days ago
This doesn't need to take this fucking long. Do something, France! Please!
add a skeleton here at some point
0
1
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Living in captivity
9 days ago
We did this. Humans. For profit. And now that it’s no longer profitable, the ugliness of our “culture” is heartbreakingly evident.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
3
1
Wikie & Keijo discovered in abandoned
#Marineland
appear dead before heartbreakingly starting to perform
ladbible.com/news/world-n...
"Leaping, twirling, performing the only language they were ever taught… but this time, there was no crowd. Just me …and their longing to be free"
#CaptivityIsCruelty
loading . . .
Two orcas discovered in abandoned marine park appear dead before heartbreakingly starting to perform
The two orcas at Marineland Antibes are still there, with a heartbreaking video on Instagram showing them attempting to perform.
https://ladbible.com/news/world-news/marineland-antibes-orcas-killer-whales-835965-20251101
9 days ago
0
4
4
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
19 days ago
Take action to give the whales at Marineland the freedom they’ve been denied for so long.
loading . . .
Help Move Marineland’s Whales to Sanctuary
Nova Scotia has approved Canada’s first-ever whale sanctuary! Whale Sanctuary Project site could open by summer 2026—giving many of Marineland’s captive belugas the chance to finally live in the ocean...
https://action.animaljustice.ca/page/180038/action/1?ea.tracking.id=bsky&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=marineland_2025&utm_content=sanctuary_approved
0
5
4
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
19 days ago
This historic
#WhaleSanctuary
will transform a natural cove on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore into a refuge 100 times larger than Marineland’s tanks! 🐳
loading . . .
BREAKING! Whale Sanctuary Approved: New Hope for Marineland Belugas
Nova Scotia has just approved the Whale Sanctuary Project’s proposal to open Canada’s first seaside whale sanctuary in Port Hilford Bay.
https://animaljustice.ca/blog/breaking-whale-sanctuary-approved-new-hope-for-marineland-belugas
1
9
3
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
14 days ago
"The belugas & other animals at Marineland deserve to live. A legal system that allows them to be killed because it is economically convenient is one that needs to change." — Maneesha Deckha, Professor & Lansdowne Chair in law, University of Victoria
loading . . .
The fate of Marineland’s belugas expose the ethical cracks in Canadian animal law
The threat to kill the belugas as a solution to its economic woes, while shocking, reflects the ethical emptiness of the Canadian legal system when it comes to animals.
https://theconversation.com/the-fate-of-marinelands-belugas-expose-the-ethical-cracks-in-canadian-animal-law-267500
0
15
7
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
12 days ago
On November 4, join our special online event with the Whale Sanctuary Project, Animal Justice, & World Animal Protection Canada! 🐳 We’ll answer your top questions & share how, together, we can help ensure
#Marineland’s
remaining animals have a safe, caring future. Register 👉
bit.ly/3LbF1KV
0
9
8
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
21 days ago
Why isn’t Ontario stepping up to protect Marineland’s belugas, suffering in tanks under threat of mass extermination? The province has the legal authority to step in, care for the whales, & send
#Marineland
the bill.
#OnPoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
loading . . .
Andrew Phillips: There is one person who should ensure the safety of Marineland’s whales
If Premier Ford cares about animals as much as he says he does, he ought to make sure the province does everything it can to see that proceeds from any
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/there-is-one-person-who-should-ensure-the-safety-of-marinelands-whales/article_6ee740b3-dbed-4f8f-ac65-21ae5a08ff86.html
0
17
14
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Jeanne 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🫐
21 days ago
@govnl.bsky.social
@justinbrake.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
0
1
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Women of the world united against Taiji
21 days ago
Morning greetings to all our members We are so happy to report a Blue Cove despite a pod of Dolphins being pursued for some hours off the coast and this pod luckily managing to evade the hunters and avoid capture 🌍Web:
www.wowvstaiji.com
0
9
7
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Jeanne 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🫐
22 days ago
Wow that would be wonderful!!
add a skeleton here at some point
0
2
2
Prem. Doug Ford
#OnPoli
@mark-carney.bsky.social
This is
#Marineland
#Canada
. 30 belugas are held there under cruel conditions. 30 super-intelligent, feeling beings, more mistreated every day. Where is our Canadian compassion? Send these belugas to
#NovaScotia
or
#Newfoundland
🌅Where they belong 🌊🐋
add a skeleton here at some point
22 days ago
1
4
4
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
24 days ago
Marineland’s 30 surviving belugas are in grave danger ⚠️ Animal Justice has filed a formal complaint with Niagara Police & presented an action plan to governments to protect the whales after
#Marineland
threatened to kill them all.
loading . . .
Animal Justice Puts Forward Solutions to Protect Marineland Belugas
Animal Justice has filed a complaint with police and presented an action plan to governments to protect Marineland belugas.
https://animaljustice.ca/blog/animal-justice-puts-forward-solutions-to-protect-marineland-belugas
0
9
2
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
25 days ago
“The province has very extensive authority under the PAWS Act to go in & care for the whales in the short term & protect them from being euthanized by Marineland.” —
@camillelabchuk.bsky.social
, executive director of Animal Justice
#OnPoli
loading . . .
Animal lawyers call on Ontario to protect Marineland’s belugas
The PAWS Act gives the provincial government power to intervene and ensure the 30 captive whales aren’t euthanized
https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/hot-topics-in-law/2025/animal-lawyers-call-on-ontario-to-protect-marineland-s-belugas
0
15
10
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
24 days ago
#Marineland
is threatening to KILL all 30 of its surviving belugas. In their letter to Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, experts explain that if whales are being killed, the others will know & experience fear, grief, & extreme distress. Take action! ➡️
bit.ly/4o4zzs0
5
26
17
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
26 days ago
Killing this many belugas at once, in close proximity to each other, could be illegal animal cruelty. The survivors deserve safety, proper care, & a future free from suffering, with as many as possible sent to seaside sanctuaries!
loading . . .
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Stop Marineland from Killing 30 Belugas!
Marineland is threatening to kill 30 beluga whales unless the government gives in to its demands. Urge Ontario to act now.
https://action.animaljustice.ca/page/179174/action/1?ea.tracking.id=bsky&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=marineland_2025&utm_content=euthanasia
0
7
4
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
26 days ago
Animal Justice has filed a complaint with Niagara Police calling for action to prevent
#Marineland
from mass-killing all 30 surviving beluga whales. The complaint was submitted along with a letter from marine mammal scientists to the govt, warning that killing belugas en masse would cause distress.
1
11
6
This Newfoundland town wants to give Marineland's belugas a new home. It believes it can be a sanctuary for the whales.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Town of Burgeo sent a letter to federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, proposing a sanctuary for the whales among a sheltered cove
#Marineland30
26 days ago
0
11
7
Niagara Falls mayor stresses urgency of finding Marineland belugas a new home as it’s running out of food
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Marineland also said that after "extensive research" it concluded the whales do not have "the capacity to survive in the wild."
loading . . .
Relocating Marineland whales an urgent matter as it's running out of food, Niagara Falls, Ont., mayor says | CBC News
Mayor Jim Diodati says Marineland representatives told him they’ve restructured and borrowed funds to continue to buy food for the remaining belugas, dolphins, sea lions, seals, deer and bears that re...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/marineland-food-whales-9.6935343
28 days ago
0
1
0
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Jackie Bigford (JackiesBuzz) 🍁 🇨🇦
28 days ago
Marineland beluga whales are in trouble...they have threatened to kill all 30 of these gentle, intelligent beings Animal Justice is working around the clock to find solutions but need your help URGENTLY!!! Donate NOW:
donate-aj-marineland.raiselysite.com?utm_source=e...
#whales
#onpoli
#cruelty
add a skeleton here at some point
0
2
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Lyndsey
about 1 month ago
Please sign and share if you can. Marineland: Stop Threatening to Kill 30 Beluga Whales
animalpetitions.org/1370499/mari...
loading . . .
Marineland: Stop Threatening to Kill 30 Beluga Whales - Animal Petitions
Marineland is threatening to kill 30 beluga whales if government financial support is not provided. Speak out urgently against this cruel course of action.
https://animalpetitions.org/1370499/marineland-stop-threatening-to-kill-30-beluga-whales/?utm_source=thank-you-a2a
2
65
45
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Jack Cousteau ⚓️
about 1 month ago
insideclimatenews.org/news/0910202...
Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, “exhausted funds to care for them.”
loading . . .
Shuttered Canadian Marine Park Warns It May Euthanize 30 Beluga Whales, Prompting a Global Outcry - Inside Climate News
The uncertain future of 30 beluga whales still living in tanks at Marineland—a shuttered aquarium and amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario—has drawn global outcry from animal rights activists this...
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09102025/canadian-marine-park-could-euthanize-30-beluga-whales/
3
20
21
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
30 days ago
"In my opinion, Marineland is holding a figurative gun to the heads of these belugas & attempting to extort taxpayers to pay for its problem." Animal Justice’s executive director
@camillelabchuk.bsky.social
shares her take on Marineland’s disturbing ultimatum in a new Toronto Life Q&A.
loading . . .
Marineland is threatening to euthanize 30 belugas. Can it do that? - Toronto Life
The executive director of Animal Justice weighs in
https://torontolife.com/city/marineland-is-threatening-to-euthanize-30-belugas-can-it-do-that/
0
11
7
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
about 1 month ago
Will
#Marineland’s
whales find sanctuary in Burgeo, Newfoundland & Labrador? 🐋 The town’s mayor says with a Marine Protected Area in development off the south coast, Burgeo could be the best place for the whales Marineland has threatened to kill.
loading . . .
Burgeo Entertaining Possibility of Transferring Marineland’s Belugas to South Coast
The Mayor of Burgeo is offering up the possibility of transferring 30 beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara...
https://vocm.com/2025/10/08/burgeo/
2
9
5
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
about 1 month ago
📣 TOMORROW: Bring your signs & voice to Marineland for a protest! It can NOT be allowed to kill 30 belugas ❌🐋 📍 Marineland: 7657 Portage Rd, Niagara Falls 🕞 3:30–6:30 PM ✊ Hosted by Toronto animal advocates ⬇️ RSVP
loading . . .
Marineland Protest - Save the Beluga Whales
Event by Canadian Grassroots Animal Rights - CAGAR and 3 others on Saturday, October 11 2025
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/marineland-protest-save-the-be/812682314781648/
0
2
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Whale Tales
about 1 month ago
T036A’s and T065B’s Munching on Seals! Read the full story here:
buff.ly/NLcyhDb
Photo by Gary This is an encounter from 2016
#WhaleTales
#biggs
2
22
5
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
about 1 month ago
After decades of profiting from cruelty, Marineland is threatening to kill its 30 remaining whales 💔 It's time for Ontario to step in to protect the whales & send Marineland the bill!
@camillelabchuk.bsky.social
: “Marineland has a moral obligation to fund the future care of these animals.” ⬇️
loading . . .
Marine park threatens to euthanize 30 whales if Canada does not provide funding
Marineland’s warning comes after Canadian official blocked the transfer of the beluga whales to a theme park in China
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/06/canada-marineland-beluga-whales
1
23
18
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
about 1 month ago
🚨 Marineland is threatening to KILL 30 beluga whales unless the gov’t gives them money or allows the whales to be shipped to a subpar aquarium in China. This is extortion. The Ontario & federal governments must step in now & protect the whales 👉
http://bit.ly/3IxNfME
1
4
6
Chinook salmon seen passing upper Klamath River dam for the first time since lower dams removed
youtu.be/MW5Uf-0IamU?...
via @YouTube
loading . . .
Chinook salmon seen passing upper Klamath River dam for the first time since lower dams removed
YouTube video by KGW News
https://youtu.be/MW5Uf-0IamU?si=m6f0xZyX1QBwkxJX
about 1 month ago
0
3
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
about 1 month ago
BREAKING: We did it! 🎉 Thanks to your advocacy, the government DENIED
#Marineland’s
permit application to send 30 surviving belugas to a Chinese theme park, where they could have endured a dangerous journey only to suffer & be bred in another tank. Send the whales to sanctuaries 🐋👉
bit.ly/4ojLgL9
0
13
7
If something isn't done to help the 30 belugas held at Marineland, they are threatening to EUTHANIZE them all! PLS SIGN:
#Canada
Send Marineland Whales to Sanctuary v
@animal-justice.bsky.social
action.animaljustice.ca/page/178914/...
🆘
@mark-carney.bsky.social
These belugas need
#WhaleSanctuary
loading . . .
Whales & Dolphins Are Suffering at Marineland - Take Action!
Tell the Canadian government to send Marineland's surviving whales & dolphins to sanctuaries!
https://action.animaljustice.ca/page/178914/action/1?locale=en-US
about 1 month ago
1
3
0
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Guy Lane: author Vita Sapien Philosophy
about 1 month ago
Whale Meditation for Vitans by Vita Sapien
vitasapien.org/vitans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNjn...
loading . . .
A Vitan Meditation : Whale Meditation
YouTube video by VITA TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNjnKKUYEoI
0
6
3
Ottawa shuts down
#Marineland’s
request to ship the theme park’s last remaining beluga whales to China
youtu.be/othMlq76-OM?...
✅ Belugas thrive in oceans
#China
#CaptivityIsCruelty
loading . . .
Marineland ‘profoundly disappointed’ in federal government’s decision on whale export to China
YouTube video by CP24
https://youtu.be/othMlq76-OM?si=zgrsFaKweAAVdsP4
about 1 month ago
0
2
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
PBS News
about 1 month ago
Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist who changed how people see chimpanzees and themselves, died Wednesday at the age of 91. She died of natural causes while she was in California on a speaking tour, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a statement on social media. (Photo: Apic/Getty Images)
18
598
173
reposted by
OrcaSOS
The New Yorker
about 1 month ago
The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021:
nyer.cm/F55JtsS
43
2550
690
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
about 2 months ago
It’s disturbing that
#Marineland
wants export permits to ship 30 surviving belugas to a theme park in China! Transport is stressful & dangerous—plus they could be bred or forced to perform in shows, which has been banned in Canada ⚠️🐳
#CdnPoli
loading . . .
Marineland asks federal government for permission to export remaining belugas | CBC News
A federal government official has confirmed with CBC News that the now-closed Ontario theme park Marineland has filed paperwork seeking to export its remaining 30 belugas, and a Chinese theme park say...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/marineland-export-permission-belugas-1.7640593
0
3
2
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Animal Justice
about 2 months ago
🐳 BREAKING:
#Marineland
has applied to export all of its remaining belugas to a theme park in China—where there are NO animal protection laws. The belugas could be bred or used in shows, which are ILLEGAL under Canadian law. Take action! ➡️
bit.ly/4nhHEsC
#CdnPoli
0
9
9
The Curious Case of 'Old Thom,' an Orca Traveling Alone in the North Atlantic
SmithsonianMag.com
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
“The orca’s seemingly solitary, docile existence has perplexed scientists from coast to coast who long ago deemed killer whales to be highly social beings.”
loading . . .
The Curious Case of 'Old Thom,' an Orca Traveling Alone in the North Atlantic
Sightings of the marine mammal captivate the public and baffle scientists
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-curious-case-of-old-thom-a-killer-whale-traveling-alone-in-the-north-atlantic-180987346/
about 2 months ago
0
2
0
Watch: Endangered orca pod makes rare visit to Tacoma area with newborn calf
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
loading . . .
MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/watch-endangered-orca-pod-makes-rare-visit-to-tacoma-area-with-newborn-calf/ar-AA1NdgpU
about 2 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
OrcaSOS
CR Wildlife Photography (Cindi)💚💙
2 months ago
T137 Bigg's orcas going under Deception Pass Bridge 9/10.
#orcas
#killerwhales
#wildlifephotography
#photography
#PNW
#deceptionpass
0
7
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Orcas are ramming boats again and scientists now think it’s a game
apple.news/AJoqKJSujSNm...
Experts say the whales seem to learn to play with boats from a young age. "Believe me: if they wanted to sink the boats, they'd be sinking the boat."
#Iberian
#orcas
loading . . .
Orcas are ramming boats again and scientists now think it’s a game — National Geographic
Experts say the whales seem to learn to play with boats from a young age.
https://apple.news/AJoqKJSujSNmU2SZLIp774w
2 months ago
1
8
4
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Orca Behavior Institute
about 2 months ago
Over this past weekend, we saw more than 50 different individual orcas from three different populations, all within the central Salish Sea! We have so much to share, we will have to take it in pieces. For starters, here's our weekend's "Bigg's Backlit Blows" series 🤩
#whalesky
#killerwhales
0
26
5
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Jackie Bigford (JackiesBuzz) 🍁 🇨🇦
about 2 months ago
A young pod of orcas displaying play behaviour topple and sink boat of the coast of Portugal 🐋⛵
#whales
#orcas
#oceans
#nature
add a skeleton here at some point
0
5
1
reposted by
OrcaSOS
Robb Edwards 🌱
about 2 months ago
Stop a loud turbine from being put in the critical habitat of
#endangered
#KillerWhales
!
#orcas
bit.ly/4mok2Bx
loading . . .
A Giant Tidal Turbine Will Doom Endangered Orcas
https://bit.ly/4mok2Bx
1
10
8
Load more
feeds!
log in