Wikie and Keijo, stuck in unhealthy situations in France, deserve a safe place of refuge now, not promises of a better life that may not materialize.

For about three decades, beluga whales and bottlenose dolphins greeted more than a million annual visitors to Marineland of Canada. In the sprawling 162-hectare (400-acre) theme park, located a ...

Ethical tourism has been gaining traction for years. One of the attractions that has consistently made headlines for all the ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive analyze the behavioral shifts of an orca in captivity and the specific safety protocols that were breached during the tragic performance.

Marineland's most valuable asset was its killer whales, Orky and Corky, who had been at the park since 1969. Orky, as the ...

David Kirby, an award-winning investigative journalist, died on April 16 at the age of 62, after a series of health setbacks that began in late January after a fall. AWI’s Dr. Naomi A. Rose with David ...

In March 2022, the US Department of Agriculture issued an exhibitor’s license under the Animal Welfare Act to the new owners of Miami Seaquarium that omits the Whale Stadium and its residents—the orca ...

The great white shark is one of the most iconic creatures in the animal kingdom. Its fearsome reputation has earned it starring roles in books, blockbuster movies, and countless TV documentaries. But ...

The female sea lion was rescued from a tide pool area ...

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Scientists estimate more than 60 marine mammals may have been infected by the virus.

"Free Willy" star Jason James Richter is imploring French authorities to urgently relocate two captive orcas from a closed marine park. The whales remain in tanks at Marineland Antibes near Cannes, in ...