Many of the orcas captured and sent to marine theme parks in the 1960s and 1970s came from the Pacific Northwest. An incident 50 years ago this month changed that. A staffer in then-Washington ...

SEATTLE — The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. They swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) a day in pursuit of salmon, instead of ...

SeaWorld Orlando is grieving after the death of Katina, one of its most beloved killer whales, who died on December 20, 2025, at about 50 years old after her health significantly declined in recent ...

SAN DIEGO -- SeaWorld will end its orca shows at its San Diego park by 2017, its top executive said Monday, saying customers at the location have made clear they prefer killer whales acting more ...

SeaWorld Orlando has announced that Katina, one of its beloved killer whales, has died. The whale died at the age of 50 after her health rapidly deteriorated in recent days, the park said in a ...

A California lawmaker has proposed a measure that would prohibit SeaWorld San Diego from using orcas in its shows. Richard Bloom, a Santa Monica Democrat, says the documentary , which examines the ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- SeaWorld announced on Friday that it plans to build new first-of-its-kind killer whale environments that will double the size of the whales' tanks. The company will also ...

SeaWorld Orlando officials announced the death Sunday of a 50-year-old killer whale named Katina. “Her health had begun to significantly decline as she entered her geriatric years,” the theme park ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katrina, a killer whale in captivity for most of her 50 years, including 40 years at SeaWorld Orlando, has died. Photo by Erik S.