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Chronology of the rescue, rehabilitation and integration of Morgan

Morgan was rescued off the Dutch coast in the Wadden Sea in 2010, where she was found with skin abrasions, inflammation and severely malnourished.

After she recovered at the Harderwijk Dolphinarium and a group of international orca scientists concluded that returning her to the sea would almost certainly condemn her to a slow death, the Dutch authorities asked Loro Parque to take Morgan in so that she could be integrated into a social group of orcas.

She was brought to the park in 2011, and by March 2012 Morgan was fully integrated into Loro Parque’s orca group. Since then, she has lived a healthy and harmonious life with the rest of the group and her keepers, and is part of the research, education and conservation activities that are regularly carried out with the orcas. In 2018, she gave birth to her first calf

This is the chronology of its history

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2021 - JUNE

2021 – JUNE

“Morgan the brave orca”.

The animated short film “Morgan the brave orca” directed by Marcos Martín Muñoz is released with the aim of telling his story in a special way, as well as raising awareness of the serious consequences that underwater noise can have on animals (See short film).

2021 - AUGUST

2021 – AUGUST

Passing of Ula

With deep sadness, the Loro Parque family loses Ula after a long illness.

 

2022 - JULY

2022 – JULY

Morgan participates in a research project on animal welfare markers.

In this study, through the technique of skin scraping, the cortisol level of Loro Parque’s orcas was measured with the aim of understanding the multiple threats suffered by the specimens living in the wild. In this case, Morgan acted as an ambassador for her own kind.

 

2023 - APRIL

2023 – APRIL

Morgan participates in a study that analyses oxygen consumption in killer whales.

The research aims to understand how much energy they use at rest and in motion, a key factor in understanding their dietary needs and assessing how human and natural disturbances affect their health and survival.