A worrying new publication has exposed the scale of whale and dolphin exploitation across theme parks in China.

Orcas and other dolphins work in groups, utilizing complex strategies to locate and secure their prey. Some whale species dive thousands of feet in search of food ... with no hope of ever being ...

During the recent election campaign, NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe condemned Mayor Gregor Robertson for stating his personal opposition to keeping whales and dolphins in captivity in Stanley ...

The dolphin smile is a fixed feature of their anatomy—dolphins smile even when dead. Dolphins and other cetaceans suffer stress and anxiety when kept in captivity, particularly when there is no ...

In 2010, the declaration of rights for cetaceans asserted that whales and dolphins should not be held in captivity, while in 2013, India declared dolphins as non-human persons to prevent their ...

"We will also continue our efforts to support the development of sanctuaries for whales and dolphins currently in captivity." ...

The study has also brought attention to the life of whales in captivity. Wikie lives at the Marineland Aquarium in Antibes, France. The country last year banned breeding or keeping dolphins and ...

Vision Vancouver mayoral incumbent Gregor Robertson called for an end to whale and dolphin captivity in April. “My personal view is that the Vancouver Aquarium should begin to phase out the ...

Whales and dolphins have always been the big attraction there, but animal activists had been protesting for an end to marine mammal captivity. When a bill came before the Canadian Senate ...

Sadly, many aquariums and aqua theme parks hold them in captivity and subject them ... has more than 20 different species of whales and dolphins. The most common species here is bottlenose ...

Like many in Hong Kong, Samuel Hung's first encounter with dolphins was at Ocean Park when he was a child. He watched dolphins jump through hoops and trainers ride through the water on their backs.