Mum and son orcas Wikie and Keijo are the last performing orcas in captivity in France, but with the closure of Marineland, they face uncertainty after plans emerged to transfer them to Japan ...
Kshamenk has become the last remaining orca to be held in captivity in South America and over 40,000 people have signed a petition to free him, despite the aquarium's insistence that the orca is safe.
Orcas in captivity sometimes attack humans. Captive killer whales have been linked to four human deaths and many other violent incidents. For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved ...
In 1969, a four-year-old baby orca was separated from her family off the coast of British Columbia and sold into captivity. For the past 50 years, she’s lived in an “oceanarium” and ...
“Whales and dolphins in captivity face a miserable existence ... Last year, former SeaWorld orca Keto, who hit world headlines in 2009 after an incident where he killed his trainer, died ...