Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965578

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965576

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965572

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965571

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965265

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965262

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965260

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965258

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

01.08.2019#5965254

Workers load a killer whale by a crane from a so called "whale jail" into a truck in Srednyaya Bay, outside Vladivostok, Russia. Russian officials have launched an operation to release the third group of whales. Nearly 100 illegally captured whales held in cramped pens and intended for commercial aquariums.

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