Tag Archives: captivity industry
06Jan
No Mercy for Striped Dolphins
Taiji, 1-6-20: A pod of striped dolphins met their fate in the Cove today, in Taiji’s first successful dolphin hunt of the
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28Jul
Study Suggests Whales and Dolphins Grieve Like Us
It is said we should never anthropomorphize animals when it comes to scientific research but a recent study published in the Journal
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28May
Tilikum Improving but SeaWorld is Still Tanking
It was in March of this year when SeaWorld announced that their most well-known orca was sick. According to a press release by read more
08Mar
Tilikum Sick. Not “Tremendously Optimistic” Says Vet
It is with great sadness that we learned today that Tilikum, SeaWorld’s prime bull orca is very sick and perhaps even close
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09Feb
Updated APHIS Proposals Not Overly Impressive
They have taken years to materialize, but last week the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or APHIS finally released the updated
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30Nov
Marineland Antibes — Poor Planning and Chronic Headaches
On October 3rd and 4th, France's largest marine park, Marineland Antibes, was hit by flash flooding that washed out the French Rivera region, after read more
Desert Dolphin Death and Fuzzy Math
MGM Resorts International has announced the death of ‘Beetle’, a 12-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who died in Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and
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24Oct
Georgia Aquarium Loses Sixth Beluga in Eight Years
Maris, a captive-born beluga brought to Georgia Aquarium on Nov. 6, 2005, died last Thursday afternoon at the age of 21. According to AJC.com, read more