Author Archives: Guest Blogger
17Jun
Ocean Park (Part II): Scientific Marvels and Misgivings
Ocean Park would order dolphins from drives one last time in April 1987 with a large shipment of animals: eleven false killer
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10Jun
Ocean Park (Part I): Drive Bargains and Epidemics
Hong Kong’s oldest theme park, Ocean Park, announced in January 2020 they would end their dolphin performances, as part of their “strategic
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08May
Adventure World (Part II): Wishing for Orcas
Once again, Adventure World was back in Iceland to purchase replacement whales. At the time, there was heightened international scrutiny towards Icelandic
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27Apr
Adventure World (Part I): Memories of Orcas
Nestled within the hot spring resort town of Shirahama, Japan, the Adventure World theme park is located approximately 80.5 km/50 miles west
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10Mar
One Dolphin’s Story – Ramu/Winston
On October 4, 2010, SeaWorld’s first captive-born orca, Kalina, passed away shortly before midnight, stricken with bacterial septicemia. Dubbed as the original
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