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French marine park closes over law banning killer whale shows

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French marine park Marineland closes down over a 2021 law banning shows featuring marine mammals.

The park, near Antibes on the French Riviera , was hit by a firestorm of controversy in March after two of its orcas died within five months of each other.

Animal activists had been angered by Marineland 's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan , a move France 's ecology minister said she opposed over Tokyo 's more lax animal welfare laws.

Marineland has until December 2026 to part with its remaining killer whales Keijo and Wikie .

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