May 18, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Sea World

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'Blackfish' Director On Orcas In Captivity

Posted 01.23.2013 | Green

Read More: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Blackfish, Video, Sea World Death, Tilikum Sea World, Tilikum Orca, Sea World, Orca Captivity, Tilikum Killer Whale, Whales, Sea World Movie, Blackfish Movie, Green News

From TakePart's David Kirby: On Saturday, January 19, the highly-anticipated documentary Blackfish made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Fes...

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7 Things SeaWorld Doesn't Tell You About Orcas

Posted 12.15.2012 | Green

Read More: Killer Whales, Killer Whales Sea World, Video, Sea World Killer Whales, Sea World, Orcas, Killer Whale Facts, Orca Facts, Animals, Orca Whale Facts, Orcas Sea World, Orca Whales, Green News

From TakePart's David Kirby: Orcas are among the most intelligent species in the world, making them particularly unsuitable to captivity. List a...

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The View from the Animal Side: Speaking Up for a Whale Safe World

Terrie M. Williams | Posted 12.26.2012 | College

Read More: Beluga Whale Endangered, Dolphins, Marine Life, Sea World, Beluga Whales, Endangered Species, Ocean Conservation, Whales, Marine Biology, Overfishing Oceans, Hawaiian Monk Seal, Video, College News

In a world in desperate need of people banding together to preserve nature, why has the issue of conserving the animals of the oceans become so contentious?

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PHOTOS: SeaWorld Orca Receives Gruesome Injury

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 10.01.2012 | Green

Nakai, an 11-year-old male orca at SeaWorld San Diego, was injured recently in an incident involving two other whales during an evening performance at...

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Bob Barker Responds To 'Price Is Right' Snub

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 11.04.2012 | TV

LOS ANGELES — Bob Barker hosted "The Price Is Right" for 35 years, but he wasn't invited to participate in the game show's 40th anniversary spec...

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WATCH: Good News For Whale Survivors!

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 11.02.2012 | Miami

Read More: Video, Beached Whales Florida, Fort Pierce, Sea World, Beached Whales, Whales, Beached Pilot Whales, Beached Whales Update, Miami News

MIAMI — Veterinarians fed fish drinks to five rescued pilot whales Sunday and kept a close eye on them, trying to nurse the mammals back to heal...

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PHOTOS: The Best Road Trips From Miami

Oyster | Posted 10.01.2012 | Travel

Read More: Naples Hotels, Summer Travel, Miami, Universal Studios, Road Trips, Hotels, Disney Hotels, Disney World, Key West Hotels, Key West, Orlando Hotels, Sea World, Orlando, Naples, Slideexpand, Travel News

With its high-brow art scene, luxurious shopping and A-list clubs, Miami is an energetic, ultra-lively hub for young partiers and jet-setting tourists -- but to escape the rowdy scene, southern Floridans have several spots to enjoy.

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PHOTOS: Father Sea Dragon Gives Rare Birth

Posted 07.30.2012 | Green

By Vetstreet's Kristen Seymour: It's a birth for the books! A weedy sea dragon father has hatched his first babies at SeaWorld Orlando. Yep, you...

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Theme Parks In Australia: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Shellie Braeuner | Posted 12.13.2011 | Travel

Read More: Video, Australia, Movie World, Australia Travel, Family Travel, Sea World, Amusement Parks, Sea World Australia, Queensland, Themed Guides, Travel News

Theme parks in Australia, like in other places, are busiest in summer. However, since Australia is in the southern hemisphere, spring begins in Septem...

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Amusement Parks In San Antonio: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Lisa Pratto | Posted 12.07.2011 | Travel

Read More: Texas, Video, Superman Krypton Coaster, Texas Travel, San Antonio, Sea World, The Great White, Amusement Parks, San Antonio Travel, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Themed Guides, Travel News

Amusement parks in San Antonio are a great way for a family to get out and spend some quality time together. Whether a Saturday adventure, a staycatio...

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SeaWorld Orlando Announces New Attractions

AP | By MITCH STACY | Posted 01.09.2012 | Travel

Read More: New Seaworld Attractions, Video, Seaworld Orlando, Theme Parks, New Seaworld Rides, US Destinations, Sea World, Florida Travel, Seaworld, Discovery Cove, Orlando Travel, Destinations, Travel News

ORLANDO, Fla. -- SeaWorld Orlando on Tuesday announced the most ambitious expansion in the nearly 40-year history of the theme park, including a sea t...

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Colbert On Slavery Charges Against SeaWorld: Animals 'Can Speak For Themselves'

Posted 12.27.2011 | Green

Read More: Video, Peta Seaworld, Seaworld, Colbert Peta Seaworld, Colbert Seaworld, Animals, Stephen Colbert, Seaworld Slavery, Colbert Peta, Animal Equality, Sea World, Colbert Report, Green News

"I'm an animal lover -- beef, pork, poultry, even fish," Stephen Colbert declared on "The Colbert Report" Wednesday night. Colbert went on to tack...

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Huffington Post Travel Recommends The Best Family Spots In San Diego

The Huffington Post | Jane Ellis | Posted 12.07.2011 | Travel

Family vacations in San Diego can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, we'v...

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SeaWorld Death Video Not Shown During Hearing

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 11.20.2011 | Green

SANFORD, Fla. — Government attorneys declined to show video of a SeaWorld trainer being drowned by a killer whale during a hearing Tuesday over ...

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WATCH: Bob Barker Condemns SeaWorld

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2011 | Green

Bob Barker is no longer telling people to "Come on down!" In fact, he's asking the opposite of anyone considering a trip to SeaWorld, which he condemn...

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I Am Free

Alanna Zabel | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Aziam Yoga, Alanna Zabel, Yoga, Relationships, Consciousness, Peta, Freedom, Sea World, Liberation, Meditation, Mantra, Stretching, Benefits of Yoga, Healthy Living News

Mantra: I Am Free Exercise: Warrior III I worked at Sea World when I was in my twenties as a performer on Cast Away Island. My character's name was C...

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SeaWorld Trainers Back In Water With Killer Whales For 1st Time Since Employee's Death

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld officials say trainers will get back into the tanks with killer whales for the first time since one of their colleagues...

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Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld

Tim Zimmermann | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Alexis Martinez, Sea World, Tilikum, Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, Orcas, Green News

It's not very shocking to think that life in marine park pools is not very good for large, intelligent mammals, used to a tight family social structure and the wide expanses of the open ocean. But there's more worth knowing than that.

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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 | Green

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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A Requiem For The Pursuit Of Knowledge

Mehmet Oz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Dr. Mehmet Oz, Aquarium, Sea World, Shamu-Kills-Trainer-2010, Dawn Brancheau, Killer Whale Kills Trainer, Tilikum, Killer Whale Sea World Attack, Health, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

It was because of Dawn's life-long devotion to trying to understand the animals with which we share our planet that thousands of families were able to get close to these marvelous creatures.

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Trainer Killed In Freak Accident At SeaWorld Had Local Ties

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Read More: Orlando, Freak Accident, Killer Whale, Indiana, Sea World, Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, Florida, Seaworld Killer Whale Attack, Chicago News

Schererville, Ind. - A family from Indiana is waiting for more answers about a freak accident at SeaWorld in Orlando that killed their sister. The c...

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The Cove: Japan Has a Dark Secret It Hopes the World Will Never See

Tara Lohan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: International Whaling Commission, Dolphins, Taji, Ocean Preservation Society, The Cove, Ric O'Barry, Dolphin Hunting, Sea World, Flipper, Japan, Captive Dolphins, Dolphin Suicide, Home News

The Cove is a thriller: you're perched on the edge of your seat wondering if the filmmakers will get the footage they need or if they'll get nabbed.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Flipper Agonists: Louie Psihoyos on The Cove

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

In Taiji, Japan, dolphins are herded into an isolated cove. The best get sold to sea parks and aquariums, the rest are killed for their meat. The Cove exposes the atrocity to the world.

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True Blood Stars Hang Out With Dolphins and Penguins At SeaWorld (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

True Blood co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer took a break from their steamy on-and-off screen romance to cool off with two-month-old Magellanic p...

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The Real Cost of "Virtual" Nature

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Videophilia, Zoos, Elephants, Animatronic Elephants, Zoo Elephants, Sea World, Peta, Los Angeles Zoo, Virtual Nature, Richard Louv, Robert Kennedy Jr., Nature-Deficit Disorder, Children, Animals, Los Angeles, Electronic Media, Technology, Green News

A zoo visit won't achieve the same level of impact as an African safari, but most of us, viewing elephants and other exotic animals in their ever-shrinking native habitat is not possible.

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