A three-month-old killer whale, the last born in captivity at SeaWorld, died on Monday at ... the company announced it was ending its captive breeding programme. The Orlando-based company said ...

SEAWORLD in Miami said yesterday that it will stop breeding killer whales and phase out theatrical shows involving trained orcas. The decision comes after years of campaigning by animal rights ...

bringing an end to the organization's Orca breeding programs. Five orcas are currently held at SeaWorld San Antonio, with most of them having been born in captivity. In recent years the parks have ...

In a move signaling a shift in practices, SeaWorld revealed back in 2016 its plans to cease the breeding of orcas and ...

These regulations ban the use of dolphins and whales in performances, which traditionally accounted for 90% of the park’s visitor revenue ...

SeaWorld orca that killed trainer dies Tour firm axes ... Facing a backlash over the film, the company announced an end to its controversial breeding programme in March 2016.

Despite SeaWorld's objections about the movie, the spotlight on the ongoing captivity of 45 killer whales in captivity is brighter than ever. While there are no documented cases of orcas harming ...

Blackfish, by director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, has already caused a storm in the US over its depiction of the way orcas are treated - and the furious reaction of US marine park company SeaWorld to ...

Even the academic, ivory tower Society could not escape the spotlight focused on captive orcas by David Kirby’s book, Death at SeaWorld, and Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary, Blackfish. The ...

Researchers interviewed in the film argued that orcas captured from the wild and trained to perform become violent in captivity. Visitor numbers and financial revenues at SeaWorld suffered in the ...