killer whales
SeaWorld Is Laying Off Hundreds of Employees
The job cuts are aimed to save the company a bit of cash and help improve conditions for the animals and their handlers, apparently.
Thanks to Climate Change, Killer Whales May Become the North's Top Predator
Climate change may be drastically changing the ecosystem in the Hudson Bay and we must be wary, for the whale killers, they be coming.
Canada’s Latest Pipeline Could Drive Endangered Killer Whales to Extinction
Conservationists are mobilizing against the Kinder Morgan pipeline.
A New Sperm Whale 'Culture' Was Just Identified in the Caribbean
Two clans of whales use different dialects to communicate.
Why World Powers Are Fighting Over this Sliver of Antarctic Ocean
The Antarctic Treaty once broke down geopolitical borders. Now, it’s building them back up again.
SeaWorld Says the Current Generation of Captive Orcas Will Be the Park's Last
The company has yielded to years of public pressure over its killer whale program, announcing that it will end captive breeding — but it has no plans to retire its current roster of orcas.
SeaWorld Ends Orca Breeding But Its ‘Last Generation’ Will Live Another 50 Years
The announcement Thursday was a definite win for animal welfare activists, but what about the 23 whales currently living at the parks?
SeaWorld Says Its Spies Will No Longer Infiltrate Animal Rights Groups
People for the Ethnical Treatment of Animals says that SeaWorld infiltrators encouraged members to commit arson at the theme park and drain animal tanks.
SeaWorld Sues California Coastal Commission Following Ban on Captive Orca Breeding
The lawsuit claims the agency overstepped its jurisdiction and seeks a reversal of the decision, which impacts the company's San Diego facility.
A String of Orca Deaths at San Antonio's SeaWorld Renews Concern About Captive Whale Conditions
The death of an 18-year-old orca named Unna, the third since July at the San Antonio facility, appears to have been caused by an infection, which marine mammal conservationists say doesn't typically occur in the wild.
SeaWorld Can't Afford to Get Rid of Orcas
Animal lovers are celebrating, but the decision doesn’t mean the amusement park is backing away from the business model that made it rich.
SeaWorld Is Set to Scrap Its Killer Whale Shows — But Only in San Diego
In a call to investors, the company's new CEO said SeaWorld would end the controversial show in 2016 and launch a conservation-themed whale program in 2017.