The Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement (ORCA) Act, introduced today, is a bill that would phase out the display of captive orcas in the United States.
Follow the link to find out more: https://awionline.org/content/rep-schiff-introduce-orca-act-phase-out-display-captive-killer-whales Update (7th November): This article includes SeaWorld's response to the ORCA Act proposed yesterday by U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff - http://timesofsandiego.com/business/2015/11/06/bad-news-for-seaworld-congressman-seeks-to-phase-out-captive-orcas/
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SeaWorld is reportedly planning to ship some of its orcas to the Middle East where the entertainment company is looking to open a new facility.
Read more: https://www.thedodo.com/seaworld-middle-east-expansion-1439983520.html "Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld and the Truth Beyond Blackfish" by former orca trainer John Hargrove has been nominated in the Goodreads Choice 2015 Best Science & Technology category.
Find out more: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23014804-beneath-the-surface A new scientific paper has been released about the orca in the Strait of Gibraltar, 'Maternal kinship and fisheries interaction influence killer whale social structure.'
The paper is available here: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-015-2029-3# The Southern resident orca seem to be bouncing back, but what can we do to help this endangered population remain on the road to recovery?
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brenda-peterson/newborn-orca-baby-boom-depends_b_8435318.html "Last Saturday, an unusual marine mammal was spotted off Strumble Head in Pembrokeshire.
...although we couldn’t give Caroline a 100% definite ID for the animal she witnessed, everything she told us leads us to believe it was a killer whale feeding..." Read more: http://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/killer-whale-seen-eating-seal-pup-off-pembrokeshire-headland/ Ten Killer Whales were seen two miles east of Foula (Shetland Islands, Scotland) yesterday.
Visit this page for a truly spectacular photo from the encounter: https://www.facebook.com/natureinshetland/photos/a.264728470250222.67499.258478260875243/979113162145079/?type=1&theater Orcas are still being moved around in Russia for eventual public display. Visit this link & read the photo captions for more information: http://captive-russian-orcas.tumblr.com/archive
A new calf, designated J53, has been born to Southern resident orca J pod.
Read more: https://www.facebook.com/CenterForWhaleResearch/photos/a.385286821490832.101410.276095682409947/1057760050910169/?type=1&theater An article about findings from the NOAA Fisheries hexacopter monitoring project (with video): http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/killer-whales-enjoy-rebound-in-health-5-more-orcas-counted-in-seattle-area/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article_left
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