Whale Sanctuary Spring Update

• Thursday May 23rd at 4:00pm Eastern Time
• Register for the webinar here.

Join Dr. Lori Marino, President and Charles Vinick, Executive Director, for a Spring Update on our work in establishing the sanctuary in Nova Scotia and welcoming the first whales.

They’ll be discussing our accelerated plan to respond to the urgent need of Wikie and Keijo, the two surviving orcas at Marineland Antibes. We have submitted a formal proposal to the French government advocating for the Nova Scotia sanctuary to be Wikie and Keijo’s new home and are awaiting the government’s decision. Our plan is contingent on this process leading to an agreement with Marineland to retire Wikie and Keijo to the sanctuary rather than sending them to an aquarium in Japan.

Charles will describe 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. The bay pen is larger than the entire space they have at Marineland. It will serve as a “welcome center” for all newly arriving whales, where they can be observed and receive any necessary treatment while acclimating themselves to their new surrounds before being released into the full area of the sanctuary. It will also be the hub for the animals’ routine veterinary care.

We’ll also discuss the four years of environmental and site development work to ensure the site is a suitable long-term habitat for whale residents.

And other topics will include 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 and to establish sanctuaries for them.

Please bring your questions or send them in advance to info@whalesanctuary.org .

Register for the webinar here.
You can bring your questions or send them in advance by email.
And then join us on Thursday May 23rd at 4:00pm Eastern Time.