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Did bad teeth kill Tilikum?  Necropsy would tell us––if released

January 6, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Chewed on steel gates in between killing three people          ORLANDO,  Florida––Tilikum,  36,  the most notorious of orca whales,  died at SeaWorld Orlando early on January 6,   2016 “surrounded by trainers,  care staff and veterinarians,”  SeaWorld said in a prepared statement. The death of Tilikum leaves SeaWorld with 23 orcas,  including seven males and 16 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (animals), USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: David Kirby, Dawn Brancheau, Keltie Byrne, Merritt Clifton, Russ Rector, Tilikum

SeaWorld ends Shamu’s sex life

March 18, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

But SeaWorld will still have orcas for years to come          ORLANDO,  Florida;  SAN DIEGO,  California;  PENN COVE,  Washington–– Acceding to the apparent inevitable,  SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. president and chief executive officer Joel Manby on March 17,  2016 announced an end to 32 years of SeaWorld efforts to breed orca whales. “Times have changed, and we […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Laws & politics, Marine life, Marine mammals, Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Dawn Brancheau, Don Goldsberry, Joel Canby, Keiko, Lolita, Merritt Clifton, Moby Doll, Namu, Shamu, Ted Griffin, Tilikum, Wayne Pacelle

About Tilikum: an open letter to Sea World

March 14, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

by Russ Rector To:  SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment (9205 Southpark Center Loop #400,  Orlando,  FL  32819) Necropsy of wild animals is essential in conservation.  Sea mammals of key interest include the orca or ‘killer whale’.  Tilikum,  a famous captive orca presented to the public as education for over 31 years,  is regularly described as an […]

Filed Under: Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Top, Laws & politics, Letters, Marine life, Marine mammals, Opinions & Letters, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Blackfish, Dawn Brancheau, Keltie Byrne, Russ Rector, SeaWorld, Tillikum

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