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Free Tilly? Sounds nice, but it would just add to tragedy
Should we free Tilikum? Do we do right by our mammalian brother and send him packing out to sea? That's the growing sentiment among animal-rights advocates following the killer whale's lethal attack on a SeaWorld Orlando trainer. Not only would they...Tags: Animals, SeaWorld, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Amusement and Theme Parks, Nature
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New report: Killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando pulled trainer by ponytail; rescuers delayed by aggressive orca
Investigators said today in a new report that SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau died from "multiple traumatic injuries and drowning" after a killer whale pulled her underwater by her long pony tail near the theme park's Shamu Stadium.
Brancheau,...Tags: Columbus, Murder, Amusement and Theme Parks, Nature, Ohio
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Former EPA Director Weighs Fate of Puget Sound Orcas
ReporterTime is ticking for the National Marine Fisheries Service to better protect our Puget Sound Orcas from the impacts of vessel traffic. The Office of Management and Budget is currently reviewing regulations that would make all boats, including whale...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Conservation, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Show goes on for whale who killed trainer
SeaWorld Orlando plans to put the killer whale Tilikum back into public performances beginning today, for the first time since the 6-ton whale killed a trainer at the marine park more than one year ago.
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment President Jim...Tags: SeaWorld, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Amusement and Theme Parks, Natural Resources, Dawn Brancheau
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NOAA Issues New Rules Protecting Orcas
Q13 FOX New ReporterUPDATE: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it has issued new rules that will safeguard Puget Sound Orcas. The new rules state that vessels must maintain 200 yards of distance from the whales, doubling the current...Tags: Government, National Government, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Conservation, Natural Resources
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Fewer Than 90 Orcas Left In The Puget Sound
Q13 FOX News ReporterOnce, hundreds of killer whales swam the waters of Puget Sound, but now there are fewer than ninety. Scientists say many of those are dying. In November, a Q13 FOX News investigation revealed the danger southern resident killer whales are facing from...Tags: Government, Traffic, National Government, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure
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New Shamu show won't have SeaWorld trainers in water
SAN DIEGO -- SeaWorld trainers won't return to "water work" with killer whales in the new 2011 Shamu show after the death of an animal trainer forced a complete reworking of the marine park's signature attraction, SeaWorld officials said Thursday.
The...Tags: Tilikum (killer whale), Shamu (killer whale), Memorial Day, SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks
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New Shamu show won't allow SeaWorld trainers in the water with killer whales
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSeaWorld trainers won't return to "water work" with killer whales in the new 2011 Shamu show after the death of an animal trainer forced a complete reworking of the marine park's signature attraction, SeaWorld officials said. "One Ocean" will replace the...Tags: Tilikum (killer whale), Shamu (killer whale), Memorial Day, SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks
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OSHA fines SeaWorld for worker safety issues following orca trainer's death
L.A. UnleashedMonths after SeaWorld Orlando marine mammal trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed in an incident involving a 12,000-pound orca named Tilikum, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced that it has cited SeaWorld for workplace safety... -
SeaWorld San Diego orca Sumar dies
L.A. UnleashedThe death of a 12-year-old orca named Sumar at SeaWorld San Diego on Tuesday left the marine park struggling to understand the death of the comparatively young killer whale and led to the cancellation of several orca shows at Shamu...... -
Killer whale dies unexpectedly at SeaWorld San Diego
Tourism Central Florida - Orlando SentinelSad news out of SeaWorld San Diego, as SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment announced last night that a 12-year-old killer whale named Sumar died unexpectedly. SeaWorld said trainers noticed that the male orca began “acting lethargic” Monday aftern... -
Fish and Game Q&A: Will painting my kayak scare away great white sharks?
OutpostsIn support of the California Department of Fish and Game and its effort to keep hunters and anglers informed, Outposts, on Thursday or Friday, posts marine biologist Carrie Wilson's weekly Q&A column. NOTE: This is Carrie's column from last Thursday,........
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