# Iberian orca known for ramming boats seen with suspected gunshot wounds

https://mins.news/en/item/22259

- The Guardian, 2026-08-14 14:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/iberian-orca-known-for-ramming-boats-seen-with-suspected-gunshot-wounds

> Spain has opened an investigation after Toñi, the matriarch of an Iberian orca pod known for ramming boats, was seen in the Strait of Gibraltar with dorsal-fin marks consistent with pellet-gun shots. Conservationists say that if she was deliberately shot, it would be an act of extreme cruelty against a critically endangered population.

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