Reproduction in captivity
I came across some pictures and footages that chocked me big time. Did you know how that SeaWorld, in order to maintain their “collection” of animals, had its own breeding programme?
Orcas in captivity
I already mentioned David Kirby in my article about 2012 achievements. David Kirby is a New-York journalist who wrote the book “Death at Sea World” last year. He wrote an article last November about captive orcas. “7 Reasons They Should Be Free”. I’ll leave you to read this very interesting article. Now, here are two pictures
Free Narnia
Here comes my second post about the orcas who need our help. Narnia is a 6 years old female killer whale who was captured in Russia in August 2012, in order to be sold to an aquarium. She is now at the TINRO Center, near Vladivostok, waiting to be moved to the Primorsky Aquarium, where she will be held alone in a tiny pool (just look at the picture). I don’t even think she’ll be performing in any shows there. She’ll…
Never give up
I had my sister on the phone today. She helped me realise that most mothers don’t really care whether it was bad or not, they would bring their children to a marine park when they would be old enough. Because “the happiness on their face had no price”. This really has been ruining my day since this morning. People asked me “ok, so what if they go there once, to see; and then stop?” To that, I answer: “Do you…
Free Kshamenk
In a previous post, I’ve talked about the group Voice of the Orcas, created by four former SeaWorld trainers to help captive orcas. Now, I’m going to show you how you too can be the voice of the orcas. I will tell you about four orcas who need our help. The first one is Kshamenk.