Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both species is a growing concern.
The decision marks a major setback for the privately funded Whale Sanctuary Project, which announced plans to build a ...
Dec. 19 (UPI) --Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina at age 35, Mundo Marino said. The mammal spent 33 years in a marine ...
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 ...
The California Coastal Commission on Thursday approved a $100 million US expansion of the tanks SeaWorld uses to hold killer whales in San Diego — but it banned breeding of the captive orcas that ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
On February 24, 2010, an animal trainer named Dawn Brancheau was killed during a routine performance with an orca at SeaWorld in Orlando. After that, the theme park never permitted people to go into ...
The Whale Sanctuary Project issued a statement confirming the French government has decided to send the killer whales to ...