For decades, the debate over keeping whales in captivity has churned like a restless tide. Does that comparison sound cliché? Perhaps. Is it true? Absolutely. Now, a new wave is rolling in, and it’s ...

Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China. The Canadian ...

Marineland in Canada wrote a letter to government officials indicating that it would euthanize whales unless it received emergency funding. The Canadian government recently denied the park's request ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Marineland park near Niagara Falls asked the Canadian government on Friday for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent.

Dec. 19 (UPI) --Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina at age 35, Mundo Marino said. The mammal spent 33 years in a marine ...