Hurricane damage, Animal Welfare Act fines, & bad publicity drive out even “Codfather” Vince Covino SARASOTA, Florida; MYSTIC, Connecticut; NIAGARA, Ontario––The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida is plugging ahead with a $130 million upgrade and expansion of facilities scheduled to open before the site reaches 70 years of age in early 2025. […]
From the whales of Miami Beach to the seals of Puget Sound
Growing up & growing wiser with Lolita & Sidney by Beth Clifton California governor Jerry Brown on September 13, 2016 endorsed into law a bill prohibiting breeding orca whales in captivity, six months after SeaWorld announced that it would end attempts to breed orcas at its marine mammal parks in San Diego, Orlando, and San Antonio. […]
SeaWorld ends Shamu’s sex life
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 […]