Footage shows a captive orca lying almost motionless and staring at the gate to its enclosure for 24 hours in Argentina.

Santa Monica, CA—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds California Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) for his introduction today of a bill (AB 2140) to end orca captivity in California ...

"Free Willy" star Jason James Richter is imploring French authorities to urgently relocate two captive orcas from a closed marine park. The whales remain in tanks at Marineland Antibes near Cannes, in ...

Washington, DC—The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, together with The Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Welfare Institute, released the first-ever nationwide opinion poll ...

France has approved a plan to move its last captive cetaceans, including two orcas and 12 dolphins, to marine park facilities ...

The decision marks a major setback for the privately funded Whale Sanctuary Project, which announced plans to build a 40-hectare floating enclosure near Wine Harbour, N.S., more than six years ago.

Why do killer whales (orcas) in captivity kill humans, whereas this doesn't happen in the wild? Federal hearings on the safety of keeping killer whales in captivity began this week, convened by the ...

“The scientific evidence has been building over the years showing that orcas have poor well-being in concrete tanks because of the mismatch between their adaptations and life in these facilities.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Killer whales – also known as orcas – are apex ocean predators. The species is at the top of the oceanic food chain, thanks to ...