Disturbing drone footage reveals the bleak living conditions of orcas and dolphins stuck in an abandoned marine park.

Two orcas and 12 dolphins remain confined in Marineland Antibes, a French marine park near Cannes that shut its doors in January 2025.

Despite ongoing efforts to relocate the animals, French authorities have yet to identify a suitable site in Europe for the orcas and have rejected a proposed move to a marine zoo in Japan.

Footage released by animal activist group TideBreakers shows the orcas Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son Keijo wandering aimlessly around the abandoned park.

The video also shows the algae-infested pool where the remaining dolphins are kept.

The future for all 14 animals remains uncertain, especially after a rejection from Loro Parque marine park in Tenerife, Spain, due to lack of capacity.

TideBreakers is calling for the orcas to be rehomed as soon as possible in a sanctuary rather than another marine park.

Marketa Schusterova, co-founder of TideBreakers, said: "The situation in Marineland Antibes is an emergency and needs worldwide attention. "

"These are the last two remaining orcas in captivity in France and they should be moved quickly."

"The orcas need to be removed from dangerous conditions that are posing significant risks to their health and safety." "

Marineland Antibes closed on January 5 with management citing legislation banning shows featuring cetaceans such as dolphins and whales, which the French government passed in 2021.

Since then, the management for Marineland have been shuffling through various options for where to rehome the animals, especially the orcas.

The French government had blocked two rehoming deals, one which would have seen the orcas go to a marine zoo in Japan and another for a whale sanctuary in Canada.

The government said the travel would be too strenuous for the animals but after a relocation deal with Loro Parque in Tenerife was rejected by Spanish authorities, the remaining options are limited.

Marketa said: "We are disappointed in the lack of planning and complete mismanagement of this situation by the park's owner, Parque Reunidos, as well as authorities who went silent this past month."

"They were both born in captivity so the option of rehabilitation and release to the wild is simply not possible. "

"After entertaining the public for years, we should still provide them with a clean and safe environment to live out their remaining years."