Killer Whales

The Case for Non-Human Personhood Rights

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: 14th Amendment, Killer Whales, Dolphins, Animal Rights, Primates, Cetaceans, Personhood, Corporate Personhood, Chimpanzees, Whales, Great Apes, 1st Amendment, Science News

This is not as radical an idea as it may sound. The law is fully capable of making and unmaking "persons" in the strictly legal sense. But that would be unlikely to happen with whales, dolphins, or even great apes.

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Does This Animal Deserve Rights?

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Killer Whales, Video, Animal Rights Activists, Animal Rights, Marine Mammals, Dolphins, Marine Mammal Rights, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Orcas, Animals, Whales, Green News

By Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer: VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Orcas mourn their dead, right whales have accents and dolphins like to ...

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Of Books, Boycotts, and Killer Whales

David Kirby | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Dolphins, Captivity, Seaworld, Bboks, Digital Journal, Cetaceans, Boycotts, Death at SeaWorld, Killer Whales, Dawn Brancheau, Elizabeth Batt, Orcas, Whales, Censorship, Osha, Books News

My new book about killer whales in captivity -- Death at SeaWorld -- does not hit stores for another five months, and already there are two online petitions (here is one) to boycott the title and urge booksellers and the media to ignore and reject the book.

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Whale Finds New Home At Park Despite Proposed Plan To Set Her Free

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Video, Killer Whale Spain, Killer Whale Netherlands, Morgan Killer Whale, Orcas, Whales, Animals, Green News

MADRID -- A young killer whale at the center of a legal battle waged by Dutch conservationists has arrived at its new home on the Canary Islands, a sp...

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Wild Killer Whales Put on a Show

David Mizejewski | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Killer Whales, Marine Mammals, Predators, National Wildlife Federation, Animal Planet, Orcas, Puget Sound, Vashon Island, Green News

Residents of Puget Sound's Vashon Island were recently treated to the sight of dozens of killer whales hunting for salmon. What's odd about the event is how close these massive predators came to shore.

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Killer Whale Mimics Boat Sounds

Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Killer Whales Boats, Killer Whale, Vancouver Island, Whales Boats, The Whale, Tugboat Collision, Saving Luna, Luna, Tugboat, Whale, Killer Whales, Killer Whale Mimics Boat, Video, Green News

Meet Luna, a remarkable whale. Separated from his family when he was just two years old, this orca whale lived alone off the coast of Vancouver Is...

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Death at SeaWorld -- Should Videotapes of the Killing be Released?

David Kirby | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Tilikum, Dawn Brancheau, Orcas, Seaworld, Orlando, Osha, Killer Whales, Green News

On Thursday, a federal judge ruled against the husband and family of Dawn Brancheau, the trainer who died in February 2010 at SeaWorld.

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WATCH: The Truth About Killer Whales

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Kurt Braunohler, Video, Kurt Braunohler's World Wild of Animals, Nature Videos, Funny Videos, Braunohler Killer Whales, Funny or Die, Comedy News

It's no secret that we love animals. Whether it's adorable cats, funny dogs or crazy nastyass honey badgers, we're all about it. That's why we're ...

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Hearing on SeaWorld Trainer's Death: Keep It Open to the Public

David Kirby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, Orcas, Osha, Orlando, Killer Whales, Seaword Tilikum, Tilikum, Seaworld Lawsuit, Green News

There is no possible rationale for closing these hearings and sealing the record, other than to protect a multibillion dollar corporation from airing its laundry before the public and press.

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Alaska Killer Whales Ambushing Gray Whales in Aleutians

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Bering-Sea, Aleutian-Islands, Arctic Ice Melt, Chukchi Sea, Alaska, Green Living, Whales, Global Warming, Arctic, Green News

It was early May, a time when the epic gray whale migration to the Arctic had reached the Unimak Pass entrance to the Bering Sea. A group of killer wh...

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Salmon Management Should Include Bears, Whales and other Wildlife

Chris Genovali | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, British Columbia, Pacific Northwest, Killer Whales, Grizzly Bears, Green News

As last year's returning wild Pacific salmon headed upstream, scientists spawned a thought-provoking proposal about how taking less salmon might bring more benefits to both ecosystems and economies.

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PHOTOS: Wild Animals That Should Stay Wild -- Terrible Attacks That Could Have Been Avoided

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tigers, Roy, Anaconda, Attacks, Lion, Killer Whales, Snakes, Children, Seaworld, Bear, Orcas, Animals, Slidepollajax, Constrictors, Green News

We are big animal fans at HuffPost Green, and while many animals make great domestic pets, there are some that never fully acclimate to humans, even w...

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Troubled Waters at Sea World: Another Ex-Employee Alleges Obstruction in OSHA's Investigation of Orca Trainer's Death

David Kirby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sea World, Dawn Brancheau, Orcas, Osha, Killer Whales, Killer Whale Sea World Attack, Sea World Trainer Death, Sea World Killer Whale Attack, Linda Simons, Tilikum, Dawn Brancheau Killer Whale, Tilikum Whale, Green News

A former human resources director has come forward with her own allegations of obstruction and "stonewalling" during OSHA's official inquiry. The charges and counter-charges are messy.

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Help! Dog Trapped in a Box!

Ingrid Newkirk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Seaworld, Tilikum, Orcas, Peta, Ingrid Newkirk, Killer-Whales-in-Captivity, Green News

Now, right here in America, some people have imprisoned a dog inside a box barely bigger than his own body. He has been locked in the box for months. Why, you may ask, aren't these people in jail?

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The Tragic Death of Another Captive Orca At a "Whale Mill"

Marc Bekoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orcas, Seaworld, Killer Whales, Denver News

There's nothing mysterious and unexpected about the death of animals who are exploited for the big business of aquariums.

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SeaWorld Citation More Evidence Against Captive Orcas

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Killer Whales, Theme Parks, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Amusement Parks, Seaworld, Killer Whale Kills Trainer, Tilikum, Dawn Brancheau, Florida, Whales, Osha, Green News

No human being has ever been seriously injured or killed by an orca in the wild, but four people have died and dozens have been injured, some very seriously, by captive orcas.

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Whale of a Problem: Captive Marine Mammals

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Dolphins, Theme Parks, The Cove, House Natural Resources Committee, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Louie Psihoyos, Seaworld, Dawn Brancheau, Tilikum, National Marine Fisheries Service, Orcas, Usda, Whales, Politics News

Tomorrow morning my colleague Naomi Rose, Ph.D., and a number of other experts will testify before a House subcommittee about the ethical and legal is...

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7 Of The Most Intelligent Ocean Animals (VIDEOS/PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Killer Whales, Intelligence, Octopus, Dolphins, Sea Lions, Our Oceans, Oceans, Orcas, Animals, Green News

From cetaceans to cephalopods, our oceans are filled with many intelligent creatures. As new research is conducted, we discover more and more fascina...

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Law and Disorder: A Killer for Whales

Chris Genovali | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Killer Whales, Endangered Species, Enbridge-Energy, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Prince William Sound, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Exxon Valdez, Green News

The Gulf disaster is stirring memories of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. 21 years later, Prince William Sound may resemble a "paradise," but the legacy for killer whales has been anything but idyllic.

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Endangered Food Chain: Killer Whales Versus Salmon

McClatchy | Les Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, Endangered Salmon, Endangered Killer Whales, Endangered Species, Killer Whales, Green News

WASHINGTON -- When it comes to dinner, Puget Sound's killer whales show no respect for international boundaries. ... Though the dietary habits o...

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Green News Report -- March 16, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fracking, St. Patrick's Day, Vancouver Olympics, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Epa, 9/11, Green News Report, Coal, Killer Whales, Geoengineering, Energy Efficiency, EPA Soot Standards, BRAD BLOG, Health Care Reform, Green News, Climate Change Denial, Chamber of Commerce, Hydraulic Fracturing, Daylight Savings Time, Global Warming Skepticism, Extreme Weather, Air Pollution, Climate Change Skeptics, Global Warming Deniers, Black Lung, Ground Zero, Green Beer, Green News

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Whale of a Debate

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Talking to Kids, Killer Whale Trainer Attack, Killer Whales in Captivity, Killer Whales, Healthy Living News

As people, our hearts go out to the trainer's family and friends. As mothers, our thoughts go to our children and to trying to help them learn something from this.

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SeaWorld's Actions Represent a Gross Threat to Dolphins, Whales, and People

David Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ocra Whales Natural Habitat, Killer Whales, Seaworld, SeaWorld Trainer Death, SeaWorld Investigation, Killer Whales Natural Habitat, Orca Whales, Green News

We understand these trainers love the orcas they train, but make no mistake -- this wasn't just a terrible accident, it was a calculated risk on the part of a billion dollar captive dolphin and whale industry.

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Curious about 'The Whale?' Read the Book

Peter Christian Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

Philip Hoare pays eloquent tribute to the beauty, power, and history of the sea's mightiest creatures. Can readers who have discovered the elegance and mystery of whales ever again enjoy a seaquarium?

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SeaWorld Killing: Park Now Faces A Major Public Relations Challenge

AP | By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orlando, Seaworld, Dawn Brancheau, Killer Whales, Tilikum, SeaWorld Killing, Aquarium, Business News

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