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Tilikum, orca that killed SeaWorld Orlando trainer, will remain at the park despite calls to free him
L.A. UnleashedORLANDO, Fla. -- Despite calls to free or destroy the animal, SeaWorld said Thursday it will keep the killer whale that drowned its trainer, but will suspend all orca shows while it decides whether to change the way handlers work...... -
Orcas perform at SeaWorld Orlando in the park's first Shamu show since trainer's death
L.A. UnleashedORLANDO, Fla. — Employees wept and audience members grew silent Saturday at SeaWorld as the theme park's popular killer whale show resumed with a photo montage memorial for a trainer who was killed by one of the orcas in front...... -
SeaWorld orca attack raises questions about keeping large animals in captivity
L.A. UnleashedORLANDO, Fla. — Rocky, a 700-pound grizzly considered one of the gentlest animals among Hollywood's performing beasts, bites down on the neck of a veteran trainer. Illusionist Roy Horn is severely mauled by a show tiger during a Las Vegas...... -
SeaWorld Orlando's 911 calls released following trainer's orca death
L.A. UnleashedORLANDO, Fla. — The 911 calls made after a SeaWorld Orlando trainer was pulled into a pool by a killer whale last week show an increasing awareness of the seriousness of the situation with each call. The recordings were released...... -
Researchers say their Antarctic expedition proves whales don't need to be killed for study, disproves Japan's argument for whaling
L.A. UnleashedWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Whale researchers returned from Antarctic waters Monday after a six-week expedition that they said proved Japan's annual kill of whales for scientific purposes is unnecessary. During the voyage, Australian, French and New... -
Study shows population increases for some Arctic species, but decreases among species near North Pole
L.A. UnleashedThe overall number of animals in the Arctic has increased over the last 40 years ago, according to a new international study. But critters who live closest to the North Pole are disappearing. The report by the United Nations and...... -
Endangered right whale born near proposed Navy training site
L.A. UnleashedSAVANNAH, Ga. — Biologists conducting a survey for the U.S. military said Tuesday they photographed an endangered right whale giving birth near a proposed Navy training range offshore of Georgia and Florida. The news caused waves of excitement among... -
Sea Shepherd activist who boarded whaling ship is indicted in Japan
L.A. UnleashedTOKYO — Prosecutors Friday indicted an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on charges that could lead to a years-long prison term after he boarded a Japanese harpoon boat to protest the ship's whale-hunting expedition in Antarctic seas. Peter Bethune... -
Whale-watchers in California are concerned over decrease in gray whale sightings
L.A. UnleashedGazing past the rolling whitecaps in the middle of San Diego's whale-watching season, boat captain Bill Reese was dismayed by what he wasn't seeing. "Where are the whales?" he said. "Where are the whales?" Long held as an environmental success...... -
Whale-watching tours and festivals along the Pacific
From the deck of a boat or a sandy shore, the California coast offers some of the best seats for watching the annual migration of gray whales.
Starting now, you can gaze west and see gray whales break the surface of the Pacific, cutting a 7,000-mile...Tags: California, Science and Technology, Science, Gardens and Parks, Children
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Japan's whaling shame
The Nisshin Maru, an 8,000-ton whaling factory ship, has been sailing southward from Japan for about two weeks and should arrive in its hunting grounds any day now: the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary off the coast of Antarctica. The Japanese have been...Tags: Consumers, Hunting, Science and Technology, Science, Death
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Hot spots for whale spouts
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhite-capped waves etch the surface of the sea and then an explosion of air and water rockets into the sky. A gray whale, one of Earth's oldest species of mammals, heaves a white, showery fountain, slips back into the water and then arches a massive...Tags: Laguna Beach, Gardens and Parks, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, California), Monuments and Heritage Sites, Road Transportation
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