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Critically endangered Iberian orca’s dorsal fin wounds ‘consistent with shotgun blast’

A CRITICALLY endangered orca has been found with what conservationists fear are shotgun pellet wounds after being spotted off the coast of Cadiz. The injuries

17 Aug, 2026 @ 19:12

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·National News

EXPLAINER: Why have encounters with orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar collapsed by 80% in just two years?

ORCA encounters in the Strait of Gibraltar have dropped dramatically, falling by around 80% in just two years . As a result, sailboats operating in the

3 Apr, 2026 @ 15:25

Animals·Environment·EXPLAINER·Gibraltar·Lead

Orca in entangled fishing gear successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar as whale season ramps up

A VULNERABLE orca caught in discarded fishing gear has been successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar, following a high-stakes rescue mission by Spanish authorities

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:28

Animals·Environment·Lead

Dramatic killer whale encounter: German Sailboat suffers damaged rudder and water leak in Orca Attack off Spanish coast

NUMEROUS orca interactions, ranging in severity, are reported monthly along the coast of Spain, with nearly 20 incidents occurring off the northwestern coast since mid-August.

15 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Animals·Environment·Lead

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‘If they had wanted to sink us, I would have been swimming home’: Captain of orca attack yacht dismisses revenge theory

A SPATE of orca attacks on yachts entering the Strait of Gibraltar has sparked fierce debate and wild theories about what is behind it. Researchers

6 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Third killer whale dies at Spain’s Tenerife Loro Parque

ANOTHER ‘orca’ killer whale has died in captivity at Tenerife’s Loro Parque, says campaign group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). On Thursday,

17 Sep, 2022 @ 17:17

Lead·Other News

Drug smugglers in Spain's Andalucia lied about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

Drug smugglers in Spain’s Andalucia lie about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

The Policia Nacional have arrested hashish smugglers who sailed from Morocco and lied about their boat being attacked by orca whales. Two people have been

11 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana

Yachts banned from stretch of coast in southern Spain after recent spate of killer whale attacks

SPAIN has once again ordered small vessels to avoid sailing in a stretch of coast that is being terrorised by a rogue pod of killer

9 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

VIDEO: Shocking footage of stressed SeaWorld-owned orca slamming its head against gate in Tenerife

Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project released the footage of the SeaWorld-owned orca at Loro Parque in Tenerife

28 Apr, 2016 @ 17:49

Environment

Animal rights activists protest over whale treatment at Tenerife marine park

The park houses six orcas, four on loan from America’s SeaWorld, one born in captivity and one given over by Dutch authorities

4 Sep, 2015 @ 11:39

Environment

orca

Critically endangered Iberian orca’s dorsal fin wounds ‘consistent with shotgun blast’

EXPLAINER: Why have encounters with orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar collapsed by 80% in just two years?

Orca in entangled fishing gear successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar as whale season ramps up

Dramatic killer whale encounter: German Sailboat suffers damaged rudder and water leak in Orca Attack off Spanish coast

‘If they had wanted to sink us, I would have been swimming home’: Captain of orca attack yacht dismisses revenge theory

Third killer whale dies at Spain’s Tenerife Loro Parque

Drug smugglers in Spain’s Andalucia lie about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

Yachts banned from stretch of coast in southern Spain after recent spate of killer whale attacks

VIDEO: Shocking footage of stressed SeaWorld-owned orca slamming its head against gate in Tenerife

Animal rights activists protest over whale treatment at Tenerife marine park

Man stabbed ‘near the heart’ by his flatmate in upmarket Estepona golf urbanisation dies in hospital

Belgian tourist has gold chain ripped off in Mijas before stolen car chase ends in Torremolinos smash up

Costa del Sol sea temperature nears 29C – the hottest on record since 2015

Revolutionary new skin cancer vaccine proves successful in trials as Spanish scientists hail medical breakthrough

Is summer coming to an end? Thunderstorms, flash foods, powerful gusts and giant hail to lash Spain as cool air mass clashes with lingering heat

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