Animal rights advocates have warned that 'time is running out' for orcas Wikie and Keijo, who remain trapped at France's now-defunct Marineland of Antibes.

A Canadian theme park said it will have no choice but to euthanize 30 beluga whales if the federal government does not provide emergency funding by the end of Tuesday. Marineland, a zoo and amusement ...

Most people who grew up in the 1990s remember Free Willy, the feel-good movie that convinced millions that a whale could gain freedom from captivity if only given the chance. For a generation, it ...

There’s a hostage crisis underway in Ontario, involving victims you might not expect: 30 innocent beluga whales. Reporting by The Guardian this week revealed that Marineland of Canada Inc, a ...

The clock is ticking to rehome whales that have never lived outside of Marineland The post The Two Captive Orcas Who Can Nearly Taste Freedom first appeared on The Walrus.

Closed to the public for a year and heavily in debt, the aquatic park has unsuccessfully requested emergency funding from the ...

What to do with animals in captivity is a sticky question, but the answer came into better focus when Canada's first-ever ...

OTTAWA, Ontario(AP) — Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo's request to ship the 30 belugas to China.

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are one of the ocean’s most powerful predators. Despite their nickname, attacks on humans are extremely rare. While orcas are capable of harming people, most ...

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Dawn Brancheau, 40, was a seasoned SeaWorld trainer who had worked with killer whales for 15 years - but during a petting session, Tilikum grabbed her by the ponytail and drag ...

(CNN) — Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China. The Canadian ...