
This aquarium is making history with plans to free its dolphins from captivity
Ever since the ground-breaking documentary Blackfish revealed some disturbing truths about orcas in Seaworld, … Read more

Notes on Blackfish: The Documentary About Orca Mistreatment at SeaWorld
The film Blackfish tells the story of a young orca whale named Tilikum who is stolen from his family in a shameless act of stratagem in 1983 and follows the 30-year history of Tilikum’s captivity and mistreatment at SeaWorld.

Becoming A Marine Biologist: What You Need To Know
Marine biology seems like an romantic career choice for anyone who is passionate about … Read more

India bans captive dolphin shows, says they should be considered ‘non-human’ people
Non-human people the world over are cheering India’s decision to ban captive dolphin shows. … Read more

UPDATE: Trapped killer whales free at last!
UPDATE (Thursday, January 10th, 10:40am ET): Canadian media outlets are reporting that the trapped … Read more

Ontario environment ministry to inspect Marineland’s mass animal graves
Marineland is set for a sweeping inspection of its mass animal graves by Ontario’s … Read more

Marineland’s secret mass animal graves investigated in Ontario
Marineland is the home to mass animal graves—four mass graves with thousands of animals—even … Read more

Farmers demand Puget Sound’s resident orcas be delisted from Endangered Species Act
A unique species of resident killer whales living off the coast of Washington’s iconic … Read more

Environmentalists protest seismic airgun testing
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is currently considering seismic airgun testing for … Read more

U.S. marine parks trying to import wild beluga whales into life-long captivity
To bypass our own Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Georgia Aquarium has petitioned the … Read more