/tags/killer-whales killer whales en-US WLRN Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-20/researchers-inbreeding-a-big-problem-for-endangered-orcas New research suggests that inbreeding may be a key reason that the Pacific Northwest's endangered population of killer whales—like the Miami Seaquarium's Lolita— has failed to recover despite decades of conservation efforts. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-20/researchers-inbreeding-a-big-problem-for-endangered-orcas Gene Johnson | Associated Press /news/2022-03-04/lolita-the-killer-whale-no-longer-has-to-perform-say-seaquariums-new-owners The company slated to take over the Seaquarium has agreed to retire Lolita, also known as Tokitae or Toki. She will no longer have to flip for food. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:09:40 GMT /news/2022-03-04/lolita-the-killer-whale-no-longer-has-to-perform-say-seaquariums-new-owners Linda Robertson /2019-06-11/canada-bans-keeping-whales-and-dolphins-in-captivity Parliament passed the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act in a move hailed by animal rights activists. Violations are punishable by fines of up to about US$150,000. Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:27:00 GMT /2019-06-11/canada-bans-keeping-whales-and-dolphins-in-captivity Amy Held /2015-11-10/activists-say-ending-seaworld-orca-shows-not-enough Animal rights activists applauded SeaWorld's plans to end its orca shows at its San Diego park but said the company should phase out its captivity of... Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:36:18 GMT /2015-11-10/activists-say-ending-seaworld-orca-shows-not-enough Associated Press, Associated Press /culture/2013-08-02/seaworld-pushes-back-against-film-about-killer-whales Imagine you’re wrenched away from your mother at two years of age, transported thousands of miles away, put in the care of strangers then kept day and… Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:41:03 GMT /culture/2013-08-02/seaworld-pushes-back-against-film-about-killer-whales Christine DiMattei