On June 23, 2010, Morgan, a young female orca, was found emaciated in the Wadden Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. The Dolfinarium Harderwijk in the Netherlands captured Morgan and transported her to its facility under a permit that specifically provided for her recovery, with the purpose of subsequent release. She recovered at the dolphinarium in just a few months.
During this time, a group of experts compared Morgan's unique calls to those of other orcas in the region and found that she most likely belonged to an orca population in the Norwegian Sea. The foundation developed a detailed plan for Morgan's rehabilitation, with the intent of reintroducing her to her pod.
But Morgan was never released back into the wild. Instead, she was shipped off to Loro Parque, a marine park in Spain, that has connections to SeaWorld, which now claims to own her.
Morgan is still living there in a small concrete tank, alongside other orcas on loan from SeaWorld. These intelligent animals are denied everything that is important to them and forced to perform for tourists.
Speak out for Morgan! Send a message to the Spanish government and let it know that you want to see the orcas imprisoned by SeaWorld and Loro Parque transferred to a coastal sanctuary, where Morgan can be rehabilitated for potential reintroduction to her home and family and the other five orcas from Loro Parque can live in as natural of a setting as possible.
