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We had baby mama Bottlenose Dolphins swim right by us on our Mangrove Tunnel tour! Did you know that our roughly 160 Sarasota community Dolphins are permanent residents? #bottlenosedolphin #almostheavenkayakadventures #sarasotadolphinresearchprogram

Loro Parque has confirmed that nine-month-old Ula has finally been introduced to the other females in the pod and is interacting with them on a daily basis. However, she has yet to meet the Park’s three male orcas, Keto, Tekoa, and Adán. Born on September 22nd, 2018, Ula spent the first 15 weeks of her life separated from the rest of the pod, including her mother Morgan. Despite Morgan’s “ideal maternal behavior” towards her calf, she was unable to produce enough milk to nurse, prompting trainers to begin bottle feeding. Direct contact with other orcas is essential to Ula’s development and wellbeing as orcas are such highly social, emotionally complex animals. Hopefully Ula and her pod-mates can make up for lost time and begin building their relationships over the following months. - Caption: @cetacean.inspiration Video: Loro Parque

Love this shot ⠀➖⠀ ⠀➖⠀ Thanks @petualang.maya for sharing this beautiful picture with us! ⠀➖⠀ ⠀➖⠀ Touch the link in my BIO to find out more inspired designs ⠀➖⠀ ⠀➖⠀ ⠀➖⠀ #saverhinos #saveouranimals #staywild #wildlifevet #conservation #wildlifeconservation #natgeowild #savingspecies #dontletthemdisappear #thanksbutnotanks #savetigers #rescuedanimals #wild #wildlife #animallover #instaanimal #africa #instanature #wildlifeaddicts

A diferença entre a liberdade e a apreensão. Quando me sinto e sou livre estou em harmonia, quando estou e sou preso me perco em mim mesmo. Eles sentem, aprendem, tem família, mudança de humor, cultura, se comunicam. Postei esses dias trechos do documentário Born to be free que relata a apreensão de 18 Belugas em tanques na Rússia para servirem ao comércio de atração em aquários e golfinários. Animais tão inteligentes que são presos em um ambiente limitado e pouco estimulante, isso causa estresse, tédio e uma série de problemas. Começam então a brigar, se machucam, alguns tiram a própria vida (como no vídeo do Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium). Não compre NUNCA ingresso. Não incentive esse tipo de “atração”. Nenhum animal deve ser preso sem ter escolhido por isso! Salve excessões de reabilitação e resgate. Eles não escolheram estar ali e se pudesse, não estariam. Fale por eles ✨ Photo: Vizerskaya #BornToBeFree #EmptyTheTanks #ThanksButNoTanks

Eight whales once held captive at the Whale Prison have been carelessly released into the wild without any form of rehabilitation. Two killer whales and six beluga whales were removed from their filthy, overcrowded sea pens in Srednyaya Bay and transported to the village of Innokent'yevka in the Khabarovsk Territory. From here they were moved to Cape Perovskogo where veterinarians checked them over and attached satellite tags that will allow scientists to track their movements and collect behavioural data. It was reported all of the whales were in good health but videos of the release effort show highly stressed animals and blood-stained foam pads, either from injuries sustained during the transportation process or possibly the attachment of the satellite tags depending on the method used. The whales were then released without any attempt to complete the previously promised 10-day rehabilitation period. . Traumatised and confused after spending six days confined to small transit containers, the orcas stayed close to shore for the first few hours before moving to open water. The belugas headed straight to sea. These animals have spent the last year in captivity, being hand-fed by human trainers who acted as their sole source of food. They've now been dumped in the sea and forced to fend for themselves without the support of their families and pod members who they haven't seen since they were first captured. Unless they are able to integrate into a wild pod, these animals are unlikely to survive on their own. . It's important to note this plan of action is far from what was suggested by the team of leading marine mammal experts who attempted to advise on the Whale Prison's efforts to rehabilitate and release the whales. They suggested a short-term rehabilitation plan of a few months that would involve teaching the whales the skills they need to survive in the wild, reducing their contact humans and treating them for any illnesses they've developed whilst in captivity. Unfortunately expert advice was all but ignored and now the lives of these whales are at great risk. . Caption: @inherentlywild Videos: @dolphin_project_rus

I dream of orcas ✍ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ #orca #killerwhale #orcinusorca #blackfish #whaleart #inkillustration #whales #inkart #dotwork #emptythetanks #thanksbutnotanks #orcas

Protect what we love : @jtcoastal ◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾ #orca #killerwhale #orcinusorca #orcas #wildorcas #thanksbutnotanks #cetacean #wildlife #beautiful #anticap #blackfish #wildlifephotography #emptythetanks #whalewatching #nofishnoblackfish #biggsorca #biggskillerwhales #transientkillerwhales #transientorcas

Last month, a beluga wearing a harness was found off the coast of Norway. It is assumed that the whale escaped from Russia’s navy, as his harness had a slot for a GoPro and a label connected to St. Petersburg. The beluga is very friendly and was first discovered begging fishermen for food around Ingøya, a Norwegian island located 415 km (258 mi) from a Russian naval base in Murmansk. Russia actively trains and houses captive dolphins for military operations and has captured belugas in the past for similar use, thus this conclusion is not far-stretched. Nobody has claimed this animal as of yet. The tight harness was successfully removed by locals. The beluga, nicknamed Hvaldimir, also appears to not hunt for himself, so Norwegian Orca Survey has been granted exclusive permission by Norwegian officials to feed and care for the lone cetacean until a more permanent solution is agreed upon. Hvaldimir has remained in Hammerfest, Norway, since May 1. This is an animal dependent upon humans; he was likely captured from the wild as a calf or born in captivity. To avoid confinement in a tank with other belugas, an ideal situation would be for Hvaldimir to join two retired captive belugas in the the first beluga sanctuary soon set to be established in Iceland. Neither Norway nor Iceland hold cetaceans in captivity. Caption: @sevenseasoffreedom Photos & videos: Taneli Kivelä (@tanelik) and Jørgen Ree Wiig (@wiiiig)

Can you see T36B1's eye : @gary_j27 ~all whale watching guidelines were followed; this individual chose to separate from it's family for a moment to investigate the shut down boat~ ◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾ #orca #killerwhale #orcinusorca #orcas #wildorcas #thanksbutnotanks #cetacean #wildlife #beautiful #anticap #blackfish #wildlifephotography #emptythetanks #whalewatching #nofishnoblackfish #biggsorca #biggskillerwhales #transientkillerwhales #transientorcas #t36bs #t36b1