GOODBYE TO THE LIFE SHE KNEW
The first Orca Whale was brought to SeaWorld in San Diego during the 1960s. This whales' name was Shamu.
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THERE WAS NO WAY OUT.
At least 165 orcas have died in captivity, not including 30 miscarried or still-born calves. The longest surviving orca in captivity is Corky, captured in 1969 from the Northern Resident population that inhabits the waters around Vancouver Island, Canada. She is held at SeaWorld in San Diego. None of her seven offspring in captivity have survived.
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CAN STILL HEAR THEIR SCREAMS TODAY.
IN 1970, MORE THAN 90 ORCAS WERE STALKED AND HERDED into a three-acre net by deafening explosives, speedboats and airplanes at Puget Sound, a deep inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington. Alongside the hired captors was Terry Newby, a young marine mammal researcher. Images taken by Dr. Newby himself tell the story of the horrific captures that led to a lifetime of confinement and exploitation of orcas in marine parks and aquariums around the world.
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