Raising environmental health concerns and prompting scrutiny over marine life rehabilitation protocols and zoo insurance liability.
Twelve dolphins remain trapped in the same facility.
In a heartwrenching statement shared alongside the footage, TideBreakers said:
“New footage of the last two captive orcas in France stranded in a shut down marine park.
This footage was taken on May 7, 2025 above Marineland Antibes, France. Marineland closed to visitors in January 2025, and is now abandoned.
Tragically, it’s still home of Wikie and Keijo, the last 2 captive orcas in France. The mother and son remain trapped there, waiting for their fate in crumbling tanks.”
The abandoned park is also home to 12 dolphins that have been left to rot in the algae-infested deteriorating tanks.
Marineland’s owners also own Shouka, Wikie’s sister and Keijo’s aunt, who lives at SeaWorld San Diego, where specialized veterinary malpractice insurance and aquatic diagnostics protocols are more robust.
