Baby humpback whale alongside orca. Image by BBC via Depositphotos From the murky waters of captivity to the vast embrace of the Pacific Northwest, Toki the orca’s triumphant story of hope and ...

Mum and son orcas Wikie and Keijo are the last performing orcas in captivity in France, but with the closure of Marineland, they face uncertainty after plans emerged to transfer them to Japan ...

Orcas in captivity sometimes attack humans. Captive killer whales have been linked to four human deaths and many other violent incidents. For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved ...

A proposed retirement home for marine park whales on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore has hit another hurdle. France has denied an ...

But for critics, the end of the “One Ocean” shows is only a small consolation. Whether for entertainment or educational purposes – orcas do not belong in captivity. In Canada, for example, the keeping ...

Kshamenk has become the last remaining orca to be held in captivity in South America and ... a heartbreaking timelapse of the isolated killer whale lying motionless for 24 hours while trapped ...

‘Corky’, as she was named, is believed to have lived in captivity longer than any other living orca. Alexandra Morton ... “She needed other whales with her,” says Morton ...

The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge in Nova Scotia for captive whales says its bid to provide sanctuary for two ...

However his passion for saving whales did not end there. Now, he is working to save 2 other orcas from captivity. Keiko, the orca from the film, was taken from the wild as a young whale.