Bankruptcies & liquidations, with sanctuaries not a here-and-now option MEXICO CITY, Mexico; MIAMI, Florida––Not entirely by coincidence, the Mexican-owned Dolphin Company, owner of 30 dolphinariums worldwide, is bankrupt; the Miami Seaquarium, recently operated by The Dolphin Company, appears to be at the end of 70 years of marine mammal exhibition; and the Mexican Chamber of […]
The Dolphin Company & SeaQuest: sharing “encounters” & bankruptcy
The Dolphin Company is big, SeaQuest was small, but both are drowning PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida––The Gulf World Marine Park, one of four Florida marine parks owned by the Mexican-based Dolphin Company, has reportedly denied access to Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission inspectors investigating recent dolphin deaths. Reported local television stations WJHG and WECP […]
A “win-win” for Lolita, & even more for those promoting her homecoming
Lolita the orca whale may return to Puget Sound MIAMI, Florida––Lolita, the 57-year-old orca whale who has become a white elephant after 53 years in the 67-year-old Miami Seaquarium, may be returning home to Puget Sound, Washington, before the end of 2023. That might afford Lolita, also called Tokitae at capture, a comfortable retirement in […]