Read an extract from Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. SeaWorld, which has three marine parks in the United States, holds more orcas in captivity than any other individual park.In anticipation of the release of Jack we’re revisiting the novels where it all began. 9, according to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation. There are at least 55 orcas being held in captivity in marine parks around the world, as of Jan. 'It is heartbreaking to know that Kiska will never have the chance to be relocated to a whale sanctuary, and experience the freedom that she so deeply deserved,' Camille Labchuk, executive director of Animal Justice, told CBC. Footage of Kiska purportedly slamming her face against her tank multiple times also began circulating on social media in 2021.Īnimal welfare activists have responded to the news of the death with concerns about the orca's treatment while in captivity. This included the deaths of all five of her calves and the departure of her sole tankmate, Ikaika, in 2011, according to the animal rights organization. Kiska underwent several hardships while residing at the amusement park, according to PETA. Marineland has not returned NPR's multiple messages seeking comment. Ross told CBC that animal welfare officials had conducted a necropsy of the mammal. NPR has not independently confirmed the cause of death. Kiska's life of continued isolation led the Whale Sanctuary Project to describe her as 'the loneliest whale in the world.'īoth animal rights groups reported that Kiska died of a bacterial infection. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said Kiska 'spent her final years isolated in a cramped tank, swimming in endless circles or sometimes floating listlessly.'

However marine mammals, like Kiska, that were already held in captivity would remain so, according to the new legislation. The news comes four years after the country officially banned whales, dolphins and porpoises from being bred or held in captivity. Kiska, who spent over four decades in captivity, resided at Marineland, a zoo and amusement park in Niagara Falls, after being captured in Icelandic waters in 1979 alongside Keiko, the star of the movie, Free Willy, the publication reported.

The orca, believed to be 47 years old, died on Thursday, Ontario's solicitor general ministry spokesperson Brent Ross confirmed to CBC. Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada - also known as 'the loneliest whale in the world' - has died, according to local media.

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