These abandoned orcas in a French marine park are running out of time and every option looks grim
Two orcas remain trapped in algae-tainted tanks at the closed Marineland Antibes, with France’s legal deadline for relocation set for 2026, a timeline activists say the whales’ health cannot endure. Drone footage by Seph Lawless exposed the conditions and prompted urgent debate, yet every relocation option is stalled, rejected, unbuilt or bleak, leaving Wikie and Keijo running out of time.
Two orcas remain trapped in algae-tainted tanks at the closed Marineland Antibes, with France’s legal deadline for relocation set for 2026, a timeline activists say the whales’ health cannot endure. Drone footage by Seph Lawless exposed the conditions and prompted urgent debate, yet every relocation option is stalled, rejected, unbuilt or bleak, leaving Wikie and Keijo running out of time.
