France has approved a plan to move its last captive cetaceans, including two orcas and 12 dolphins, to marine park facilities in Spain rather than a sanctuary. The decision highlights why captive ...
Why do killer whales (orcas) in captivity kill humans, whereas this doesn't happen in the wild? Federal hearings on the safety of keeping killer whales in captivity began this week, convened by the ...
Tilikum was SeaWorld’s most famous orca - a massive captive whale who had already been linked to deadly incidents before the ...
Washington, DC—The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, together with The Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Welfare Institute, released the first-ever nationwide opinion poll ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 19 (UPI) --Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina ...
Los Angeles—At a press conference on Friday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that he will introduce the Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement (ORCA) Act. This landmark legislation would phase out ...
OrcaLab uses underwater sound to study wild orcas and inspire global efforts to protect whales and ocean ecosystems.
"She thinks she's still trapped in captivity!" Lionsgate has debuted an official trailer for a very dumb new horror movie called Killer Whale, an Orca spin on the usual shark movie with all the same ...