This page has captive killer whale news from the year 2024.
Dates are sorted from the beginning towards the end of the year.
January
27th - Moskvarium announced the death of Naya's calf earlier this morning. Unfortunately, she died from congenital heart problems, meaning nothing could be doine. Naya is still off display as staff watch over her health.
https://www.moskvarium.ru/about/news/moskvarium-skorbit-o-potere-detenysha-kosatki-nai/
March
16th - Kamogawa Sea World's shows were suddenly shut down today in the middle of the presentation. It is largely believed Lovey is going into labor with her third calf.
20th - Shows at Kamogawa Sea World started back up today with no sign of a calf. It is not known if Lovey gave birth, but it's largely believed the calf died if so. If the stadium does not shut down and no calf is seen within the next month, it would then be reasonable to assume the fate of the calf.
27th - Kamogawa Sea World regulars are briefly confirming that if there was a calf, it died. Lovey is back in shows looking a lot thinner than previously. The calf was likely born on the 16th of March, and died sometime on or after the 17th, as a regular posted that a staff member by the underwater viewing was taking notes of when nursing or breathing took place.
28th - Inouk died at Marineland Antibes earlier this morning. A necropsy is underway to find the cause of death.
https://www.facebook.com/100064973190535/posts/
29th - Stella was moved to from the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium to an unknown facility today, believed to be Kobe Suma Sea World. As a result, her daughter Lynn has been paired with Earth, the other orca at PNPA.
30th - Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium released a statement today, saying that Stella "was returned to her owners"(Gran Vista). Due to her absence at Kamogawa Sea World, Stella has to have been transferred to Gran Vista's other facility, the new Kobe Suma Sea World.
25th - Ran II was transferred to Kobe Suma Sea World yesterday. Photos and videos of an orca transfer happening at Kamogawa Sea World spread quickly, though it was not known which orca was being moved. Today, Ran was missing at Kamogawa, and only 3 whales(Lovey, Lara, and Luna II) were seen.