The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge in Nova Scotia for captive whales says its bid to provide sanctuary for two ...

The two orcas—also known as killer whales—themselves face an uncertain ... the 2013 documentary film "Blackfish" denouncing the captivity of cetaceans and the COVID pandemic.

In recent years, SeaWorld Parks have been the subject of much criticism. In 2012 the journalist David Kirby caused a sensation with his book “Death at Sea World: Shamu and the dark side of the killer ...

A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said.

A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said.

Wikie and Keijo, the two remaining captive orcas in France, are set to move soon, but if that move is to a sanctuary is still undecided Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Kshamenk has become the last remaining orca to be held in captivity in South America and ... a heartbreaking timelapse of the isolated killer whale lying motionless for 24 hours while trapped ...

Males live for approximately 30 years but can live up to 50-60. Killer whales tend to live longer in the wild than in captivity. Habitat Orcas have a diverse diet, including fish, squid, and marine ...

Killer whales were the main attraction at the park ... But the planned move of its last two orcas -- both born in captivity -- to Japan is unacceptable, France's Ecology Minister Agnes Pannier ...

The orca Keiko was taken from the wild as a young whale before spending most of his life in captivity. Once fans, especially children, of the 1993 film learned that the animal star didn't enjoy ...