December 2016

• Study: Offered Selfish or Shared Pleasures, Captives Bottlenose Choose Shared (MARMAM, 12/15/16).

• Vancouver Report: Time to End Whale Captivity, Stop Pretending Captive Studies Justify Practice — See Video (Vancouver Sun, 12/14/16).

• SeaWorld to Open Orca-Free Park in Abu Dhabi (Orlando Sentinel, 12/13/16). Read more, see more photos and video here. See news report here.

• SeaWorld Hurting Financially but Not Giving Up Orcas (Motherboard, 12/8/16).

• SeaWorld Cutting More Than 300 Jobs (Orlando Sentinel, 12/6/16).

• Got BC Property for Captive Orca Retirement Home? Whale Sanctuary Project Needs You! (CBC News, 12/4/16).

• SeaWorld Team Rescues Bottlenose Stranded on Sanibel Island FL — See Photo (ClickOrlando.com, 12/2/16).

• Game of Thrones Star: Help Stop Dolphin Slaughter, Don’t Visit Captive Facilities (The Washington Post, 12/2/16).

November 2016

• Florida Manatee Rescued from Storm Drain, Sent to SeaWorld Orlando for Rehab — See Photos & Video (12 News Now, 11/30/16). See more video here.

• Sea World Australia Saves Pregnant Female Dolphin Caught on Shark Hook — See Photos & Video (MyGC.com.au, 11/29/16). See more video here.

• Aurora’s Death Prompts Vancouver Official to Call for Public Vote on Captivity (The Globe and Mail, 11/27/16).

• Captive-Born Beluga Aurora Dies at Vancouver Aquarium 9 Days after Daughter Qila — See Photos (CBC News, 11/25/16). Read more here. See more photos here.

• China Facility Proud that 2-Month-Old Captive-Born Beluga is Still Alive — See Photo (Quartz, 11/22/16).

• Vancouver Board Wants Voters to Decide if Aquarium Should Keep Holding Whales in Captivity (The Province, 11/18/16).

• Nova Scotia, BC, Washington State, Maine All Possible Sites for 1st Captive Dolphin & Whale Sea Sanctuary (CBC News, 11/17/16).

• Aurora, Mother of 21-Year-Old Beluga who Died at Vancouver Aquarium, Now Also Suddenly Ill — See Photo (CTV News Vancouver, 11/17/16). Read more here and here. See video here.

• 21-Year-Old, Captive-Born Beluga Qila Dies at Vancouver Aquarium — See Photos & News Report (CTV News Vancouver, 11/16/16). Read more, see more photos here.

• Advocate Films Disgusting Conditions for Captive Dolphins at Taiji Whale Museum — See Video (The Dodo, 11/16/16).

• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to Receive 4 Rescued Baby Manatees, Ships 5th to Miami Seaquarium — see Photos (The Columbus Dispatch, 11/6/2016).

• Solomon Island Officials Free 30 Dolphins Illegally Captured for Captive Trade (EcoWatch, 11/5/16).

• 2 Pygmy Sperm Whales Found in Mississippi Marsh Returned to Gulf — See Video (UPI, 11/4/16).

• SeaWorld San Diego’s New Stage will  Make Orca Tank Look Like Natural Setting — See Photo (The San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/2/16). Read more here.

October 2016

• NMFS Declares Russian Beluga Population Depleted, Import of Captives Illegal (Animal Welfare Institute, 10/27/16).

• Pregnant Manatee Spotted Off Cape Cod to Go from Mystic Aquarium to SeaWorld Orlando for Rehab (WJTV 12, 10/14/16).

• Whale Sanctuary Project Scouting Sites in B.C., Maine, Nova Scotia (CTV News Atlantic, 10/14/16).

• Albino Dolphin Spared Death in Taiji Slaughter Now Lives in Disgusting Tank in Taiji Facility — See Video (One Green Planet, 10/13/16). Read more, see more photos & video here.

• Trip Advisor Won’t Sell Tickets to Attractions Featuring Captive Wild, Endangered Animals (The New York Times, 10/11/16). Read more here.

• Ruling: Amended  Investor Lawsuit Claiming SeaWorld Lied about Negative Financial Impact of Blackfish Can Proceed (ClickOrlando.com, 10/11/16)

• PETA Launches “Send Corky Home” Campaign with Protest at SeaWorld San Diego — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 10/10/16).

• Book Review: The Orca Who Changed the World Tells Story of First Captive (The Bellingham Herald, 10/6/16).

• SeaWorld CEO Talks UP Organization’s Future  — See Photos (USA Today, 10/3/16).

• Feds Approach, Shy Away from Reconsidering Whether Orca Lolita’s Miami Seaquarium Tank Meets Standards — See Photo (Broward Palm Beach New Times, 10/3/16).

September 2016

• SeaWorld Suspends Stock Dividends as Attendance Declines (Orlando Sentinel, 9/19/16). Read more here.

• Agency Officials Dodge Declaring Orca Lolita’s Miami Seaquarium Tank Substandard (Broward Palm Beach New Times, 9/15/16).

• WDC Pushes for End to All Dolphin, Whale Captivity (One Green Planet, 9/13/16).

• PETA: Captive Male Beluga Abusing Female at Georgia Aquarium — See Photo (PETA, 9/9/16).

• 5 Baby Bottlenose Born into Captivity at SeaWorld Discovery Cove — See Photo (ClickOrlandlo.com, 9/8/16). See more photos here.

• Georgia Aquarium May Try to Import Belugas from Canada Aquarium (Marketplace, 9/7/16).

• SeaWorld Attendance, Stock Still Suffering (The San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/7/16).

August 2016

• Writer Laments Cruel Irony of “Dolphin Day” in Japan, Mourns Inhumanity to Dolphins & Whales (The Guardian, 8/30/16).

• 5 Bottlenose Shipped from California to New Facility in Arizona Desert — See Photos & Video (AZfamily.com, 8/30/16). See news report here.

• Captive Dolphins Shipped from Finland to Greece — See Photos & Video (Seeker, 8/29/16).

• Ex-Orca Trainer John Hargrove Not Letting Up on SeaWorld — Listen to Radio Interview (Mother Jones, 8/28/16).

• New Documentary Born to Be Free Exposes Horrors of Beluga Capture, Captivity (MyAJC.com, 8/23/16).

• Marine Mammal Commission Finally Agrees: Lolita’s Tank is Substandard — See Diagrams (Broward-Palm Beach New Times, 8/22/16).

• Unsealed Documents Expose Lolita’s Suffering at Miami Seaquarium — See Video (The Dodo, 8/18/16). Read more here.

• 5-Year-Old Rescued Harbor Porpoise, “Jack,” Dies at Vancouver Aquarium — See Photos (Metro News Vancouver, 8/14/16).

• Researcher Lou Herman, Famed for Captive Studies of Dolphin Language Comprehension, Dies at Age 86 (The New York Times, 8/12/16). See beautiful short video of Herman’s advice to aspiring dolphin researchers here.

• SeaWorld Not Breeding Orcas, But Still Breeding Belugas — See Photos (The Dodo, 8/12/16).

• 16-Year-Old, Captive-Born Beluga Luna Gives Birth to 3rd Captive-Bred Calf at SeaWorld San Antonio — See Video (kxan, 8/11/16). Read more, see video here.

• PETA to SeaWorld San Antonio: Let Captive-Born, Pregnant Orca Takara Have Last Captive-Bred Baby in Seaside Sanctuary — See Photos & Video (EcoWatch, 8/9/16).

• Captive Study: Pregnant Bottlenose “Sing” Signature Whistles to Babies before Birth (LiveScience, 8/9/16). Read more, see more photos here.

• Annoyed Captive Bottlenose Grabs iPad from Tourist at SeaWorld Orlando – See Video (People, 8/9/16). Read more here.

• Old Wine, New Wineskins: SeaWorld Tries to Sell Public on New Orca Shows — See Videos (Space Coast Daily, 8/8/16).

• 8-Year-Old Male Beluga “Miki” Dies 6 Months after Transport from Shedd to Mystic Aquarium for Breeding Purposes  — See Photo (theday.com, 8/7/16). Read more, see photo here and here.

• SeaWorld Stocks Fall on Reported 7.6% Drop in Attendance (The Dodo, 8/4/16). Read more here.

• After 3 Consumer Suits against SeaWorld for False Advertising Get Tossed, Judge Denies SeaWorld Request to Toss 4th (Orlando Sentinel, 8/3/16).

July 2016

• Kuwait & Iraq Hit Record 129º F. (The Washington Post, 7/23/16).

• Report on Worst Captive Facilities Cites Georgia Aquarium for Indoor Beluga Tanks, Other Offenses — See Photos (AJC.com, 7/20/16). Read about why the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport Ms made the list here.

• Opinion: SeaWorld Should Send Captive Orcas to Sea Pens (Huffington Post, 7/19/16).

• 2 Rehabilitated Pygmy Killer Whales Released Back into Gulf — See Video (SunHerald, 7/19/16).

• New Report Details Mistreatment of Captive Orcas at Loro Parque — See Photos (One Green Planet, 7/18/16). Learn more here, here, here and here. See the full report here.

• Singer Adele Gets Heat for Nuzzling Captive Beluga, Swooning about it in Concert  (EXPOSÉ.ie, 7/15/16). Read more here.

• Tilikum’s Health Said to be Improving — See Video (Inquisitr, 7/1/16).

June 2016

• Dolphins Going to Swim Program in Arizona Desert Despite Protests (The Dodo, 6/27/16).

• SeaWorld San Antonio Gets New Head to Lead Park in More Eco-Oriented Direction (San Antonio, 6/25/16)

• Georgia Aquarium Swears Off Taking Animals from Wild after Failure, Fall Out from Beluga Captures (The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, 6/22/16). Learn about the documentary on the Russian beluga captures here.

• SeaWorld CEO Rejects Moving Captive Orcas to Sea Sanctuaries (Orlando Sentinel, 6/20/16).

• New Documentary Hopes to do for Captured Belugas what Blackfish did for Orcas (The Hollywood Reporter, 6/16/16). See the trailer here.

• Advocates Push Plans for Moving Captive Orcas to Sea Sanctuaries — See Photos & Videos (takepart, 6/14/16).

• National Aquarium in Baltimore Will Move Captive Dolphins to Sea Sanctuary by 2020 — See Photos & Video Report (The Washington Post, 6/14/16). Read more, see more photos and news reports here, here, here and here.

• Pilot Whale “Bubbles,” Captured from Wild, Dies at SeaWorld San Diego at Age 50+ — See Photos (The Guardian, 6/11/16).

• Disney’s Finding Dory Anti-Captivity Message Could be Bad News for SeaWorld (Yahoo! Finance, 6/10/16).

• Advocates Charge Agency Ignores Rules to Approve Orca Lolita’s Substandard Tank at Miami Seaquarium — See Diagram (Broward-Palm Beach New Times, 6/8/16).

• More Video Emerges of Wild-Caught Captive Orca Morgan Stranding Self on Slide-Out at Loro Parque — See Video (The Dodo, 6/8/16). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Closing Singapore Facility Sends Captive Pink Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals to China (Today Online, 6/7/16)

• Judge Throws Out Latest Suit against Miami Seaquarium over Captive Orca Lolita (NBC Miami, 6/4/16).

• Solomon Islanders Stopped from Selling Wild Dolphins to Captive Facilities (RNZ, 6/2/16).

• Why Is Orca Morgan Alone on Slide-Out at Loro Parque? See Video (One Green Planet, 6/1/16).

May 2016

• Report: SeaWorld San Diego Attendance Down 7% over Previous Year  (The San Diego Union Tribune, 5/25/16).

• SeaWorld Says Tilikum’s Health Slightly Improved — See Video Statement (WFTV 9, 5/24/16).

• Noted Dolphin, Orca Researchers Support Sea Sanctuaries for Captives (Newsweek, 5/24/16).

• Visitor Films Baby Dolphin Alone in Tank, Ignored by Staff at Loro Parque — See Video (One Green Planet, 5/24/16). Learn more about the video here.

• San Antonio Newspaper Investigates Marine Mammal Deaths at SeaWorld Parks — See Photos & Charts (Houston Chronicle, 5/21/16). Read more here.

• Whale Sanctuary Project Formed to Move Captives to Sea Pens Gets Air Time — See News Report (Orlando Sentinel, 5/18/16). Learn more about The Whale Sanctuary Project here.

• Groups Sue USDA for Issuing Permit to Miami Seaquarium’s New Owner (Miami Herald, 5/18/16).

• SeaWorld Orlando Caring for Injured Manatee Mom, Her Calf, Orphaned Baby — See News Report (Fox 35 Orlando, 5/18/16). See more video here.

• Class Action Suit Charging SeaWorld Duped Customers Dismissed (Courthouse News Service, 5/17/16).

• SeaWorld San Antonio Opens Swim-with-Dolphins Attraction (ABC 12.com, 5/17/16).

• Credit Suisse Downgrades SeaWorld Stock (CNBC, 5/12/16).

• Taiji Still Selling Dolphins Caught in Drive Hunt Documented in The Cove (Japan Today, 5/12/16).

• Pacific White-sided Calf Learns to Swim in Circles in Tank at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium — See Video (Fox35orlando.com, 5/9/16). See more photos and video here, here and here.

• Activists Want to End Dolphin Captivity in Queensland, Australia — See Slide Show & Video (the mercury.com.au, 5/9/16). Read more, see more photos here.

• Anti-Captivity Activists Protest outside Georgia Aquarium for “Empty the Tanks” Day — See Photos (WTVM.com, 5/7/16). Read more, see more photos here.

• Nonprofit Forms to Create Natural Sanctuary for Former Captive Dolphins, Whales (Business Wire, 5/5/16). Read more here, here and here.

• SeaWorld Share Values Tank (Bloomberg, 5/5/16). Read more here.

• SeaWorld CEO: No More Silly Circus Tricks for Captive Orcas (Bloomberg, 5/2/16).

• The Life of an Orca, Captive v. Free — See Photos (One Green Planet, 5/1/16).

April 2016

• SeaWorld CEO Won’t Promise Not to Breed Other Marine Mammals (The San Diego Union Tribune, 4/29/16).

• Researcher Defends Working with Captive Dolphins — See Photos (Huffpost Science, 4/28/16).

• PETA: SeaWorld Should Send Captive Orcas to Seaside Sanctuaries (Los Angeles Times, 4/28/16). Read more here.

• Jean-Michel Cousteau: SeaWorld Should Free Captive Orcas (The Guardian, 4/27/16).

• Opinion: Vancouver Aquarium Wrong to Try to Stifle Critical Documentary (Vancouver Sun, 4/27/16). Read more here. See the film, Vancouver Aquarium Uncovered, here.

• Visitor Films Orca Later ID’d as Wild-Born Morgan in High Distress at Loro Parque — See Video (One Green Planet, 4/26/16). Read more, see more photos and video here, here,  here and here.

• Activists Want Miami Seaquarium to Free Wild-Born Lolita — See Photos & Video (Independent, 4/24/16). Read more here.

• Advocates Want Marineland Antibes to Stop Breeding Orcas — See Photos (One Green Planet, 4/20/16).

• SeaWorld San Diego Drops Lawsuit against California Coastal Commission over Orca-Breeding Ban (Fox 5, 4/20/16).

• Activists, Public Protest Bringing Captive Dolphins to Arizona Desert for Swim Program — See News Report (12News, 4/19/16). Read more here, here and here. See more photos and video here.

• Wild-Born Pacific White-Sided Gives Birth at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium — See Photo (ABC 7 News, 4/19/16). See video of the birth and watch mom, Katrl, guide baby away from tank walls here. Learn how often mom has been shipped around for breeding purposes here.

• SeaWorld San Diego Withdraws Bid to Expand Orca Tanks (The San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/19/16).

• Monterey Encounter: Orcas as They Should Be Seen — See Video (sfist, 4/18/16).

• Tilikum Update: Health Still Deteriorating (ClickOrlando.com, 4/18/16).

• New SeaWorld CEO Talks at Length about Changes, Challenges, New Direction — See Video (Orlando Sentinel, 4/18/16).

• Captive Study: Dolphins “Talk” More when Working Together to Solve a Problem — See Photos (New Scientist, 4/15/16). Read more here. See more photos and video here.

• Former SeaWorld CEO Resigns from Board but Keeps Paycheck (Orlando Sentinel, 4/15/16).

• Other Marine Life Worried: Will SeaWorld Come After Them Next? (The Onion, 4/14/16). Thanks to Deborah Wilburn for this item.

• Lily Tomlin Reprises Ernestine the Operator for PETA in Anti-SeaWorld Spot — See Video (Orlando Sentinel, 4/14/16).

• College Student Films Deep Rake Marks on Flank of Young Male Orca at SeaWorld San Diego — See Video (The Dodo, 4/14/16).

• Judge Dismisses Shareholder Suit Claiming SeaWorld Lied about Blackfish Effect on Attendance — See News Report (ClickOrlando.com, 4/11/16).

• Young Half-Sister Orcas Fight during “Dine with Shamu” Show at SeaWorld San Antonio — See Photos (The Dodo, 4/11/16).

• 2 Young False Killer Whales Stranded on Mississippi Coast Still Alive at Gulfport Facility — See News Report (WWL TV, 4/8/16).

• Not Everyone Happy with SeaWorld, HSUS Alliance (Inquisitr, 4/8/16).

• Japanese Court Rules Taiji Facility Can’t Bar Activists from Visiting Dolphins Captured during Annual Slaughter (Huffpost Green, 4/5/16).

• NMFS Proposes Rule to Ensure Captive Industry Never Imports Russian Belugas (takepart, 4/4/16). Read more here.

• Rare Albino Dolphin Caught in Annual Taiji Dolphin Slaughter Now on Exhibit in Taiji Tank — See Photos (The Dodo, 4/3/16).

• SeaWorld, HSUS Want Obama Administration to Put Anti-Whaling Pressure on Japan — See Photos (Huffington Post, 4/2/16)

 

March 2016

• Researcher: More We Learn about Wild Orcas, More We Know Captivity Must End (Chicago Tribune, 3/31/16).

• SeaWorld Opens Manatee Rehab Center to Public Viewing – See News Report (ClickOrlando.com, 3/30/16).

• SeaWorld Reveals Preliminary Plans for Captive Orcas (Orlando Weekly, 3/29/16).

• Sea Shepherd Files Complaint against Marineland in Antibes after Captive Orca Dies as Result of Storm — See Photos (Independent, 3/28/16). Read more, see more photos here.

• Humane Society, SeaWorld Find Common Ground for Sake of Captive Orcas — Read Joint Statement (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 3/24/16)

• Advocates Want Loro Parque’s Wild-Born, SeaWorld-Owned Orca Morgan Returned to Sea? — See Photos (The Telegraph, 3/22/16).

• Former SeaWorld Orca Trainer: Why I Quit — See Photos (Vox, 3/22/16).

• Miami Seaquarium’s Wild-born Lolita Kept in Substandard Tank — See Photos & Diagram (Miami New Times, 3/21/16). Read more here and here.

• Where Does SeaWorld Go from Here? See Photos (Stamford Advocate, 3/19/16)

• Expert Discusses History of Military Dolphins after Russia Says It Wants to Buy 5 Animals — See Documentary on U.S. Navy Dolphins (CBC Radio, 3/18/16).

• Facility in Tenerife that Built Orca Show on Captive-Borns Sent from SeaWorld says it Will Not Stop Breeding (The Telegraph, 3/18/16).

• Overlooked in SeaWorld’s “No More Orca Breeding” Announcement: SeaWorld San Antonio’s Takara is Pregnant — See Photos and Video (The Dodo, 3/18/16).

• Sea Shepherd’s Captain Paul Watson Looks Back on Tilikum’s Life — See Photos (One Green Planet, 3/18/16).

• 6 Post SeaWorld Announcement Animal Scandals that Deserve Attention (The Guardian, 3/18/16).

• End to Captive Orca Breeding: A Timeline  — See Photos (Upworthy, 3/17/16).

• TV Reporting Team Films Trainer Masturbating Captive Dolphin in Netherlands — See Footage and 30-Minute TV Report (The Huffington Post, 3/17/16).

• After SeaWorld Announcement, Advocates ask, “What about Miami Seaquarium’s Lolita?”— See News Report (CBS Miami, 3/17/16). Read more here.

• SeaWorld Sees the Light, Announces It Will No Longer Breed Orcas — See News Report (Orlando Sentinel, 3/17/16). Read more, see more news reports here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

• Dolphin Trainer, New Georgia Aquarium VP, Dead of Apparent Suicide after Tapes Leaked of Alleged Dolphin Abuse (Newsweek, 3/14/16). Read more here.

• Baby Product Company CEO Offers to Underwrite Sanctuary for Tilikum, Other Captive Orcas — See Photos & Video (Inquisitr, 3/11/16).

• Activist Completes Month of “Living Like Lolita” in Bathtub outside Miami Seaquarium — See Video Report (Miami New Times, 3/10/16).

• Russian Defense Ministry in Market for 5 Dolphins (The Guardian, 3/9/16). Read more here and here.

• SeaWorld Orlando Announces Tilikum is Extremely Ill — See Video Report (Orlando Sentinel, 3/8/16). Read more, see more video reports here, here, here and here.

• Georgia Aquarium to Launch New Dolphin Show This Month (AJC.com, 3/7/16). Read more, see photo here.

• What’s the Best Future for Long-Captive Lolita? (NBC Miami, 3/5/16).

February 2016

• Suits Claiming SeaWorld Defrauds Customers Return to Court (Orlando Sentinel, 2/29/16)

• Fired SeaWorld Honcho Fred Jacobs Allegedly Directed Spying on Activists — See Photos (The Dodo, 2/26/16).

• SeaWorld Admits Spying on Anti-Captivity Activists (The New York Times, 2/25/16). Read more here. See news report here.

• Credit Where Due: SeaWorld San Diego Rescue Team Frees Entangled Humpback — See Video (Daily Mail, 2/23/16).

• Big Shakeup in SeaWorld Top Brass — See News Report (USA Today, 2/19/16). Read more here and here.

• Vancouver Aquarium Sue Filmmaker of Anti-Captivity Doc Vancouver Aquarium Uncovered  (CBC News, 2/17/16). Learn more, watch the film here.

• Study: 3/4 of Bacteria in Mouths of Captive Navy Dolphins New to Science (Stanford Medicine News Center, 2/17/16).

• Washington State Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to End Captivity (Care2.com, 2/16/16)

• China’s Booming Ocean Park Business Built on Wild Captures, Substandard Conditions for Belugas, Other Animals — See Photos (The Washington Post, 2/9/16).

• 12-Year-Old Male Pacific White-sided Dolphin Dies at SeaWorld San Antonio (The Dodo, 2/9/16).

• SeaWorld Orlando, Georgia Aquarium, Mystic Aquarium Shuffle Belugas (Orlando Sentinel, 2/8/16).

• “Free Lolita” Protester to Live for 1 Month in Bathtub Outside Miami Seaquarium (Miami New Times, 2/5/16). Read more, see photos & video here.

• Federal Agency Proposes Revised Rules for Care of Captive Marine Mammals (Federal Register, 2/3/16).

• SeaWorld Will Not Replenish Shrinking Collection of Captive Commerson’s Dolphins — See News Report (Orlando Sentinel, 2/1/16).

January 2016

• More Bad Press for SeaWorld (Central Florida Future, 1/31/16).

• USDA Finally Proposes New Rules to Improve Conditions for Captive Marine Mammals (Discovery News, 1/29/16).

• Influence Much? President of SeaWorld San Diego Elected Chair of San Diego Chamber of Commerce (Times of San Diego, 1/28/16).

• Georgia Aquarium Defends Keeping, Breeding Belugas in Tanks — See News Report (WSB-TV 2, 1/28/16).

• PETA Ad Lampoons SeaWorld Orca Breeding Techniques — See Ad (The San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/27/16).

• Shedd Aquarium White-sided Karl Pregnant after Being Shipped to Miami Seaquarium to Conceive (ABC Eyewitness News, 1/26/16). Read more here

• Group Claims Undercover Footage Proves Marineland Canada Abuses Captive Belugas—See Film Clip (Toronto Sun, 1/26/16).

• New Documentary Examines Vancouver Aquarium Beluga Breeding Loan Program — See News Report (CTV News Vancouver, 1/26/16). Read more here. See the trailer and full documentary here.

• SeaWorld Rumored to Be Expanding Hotel Business (Jacksonville Business Journal, 1/26/16).

• SeaWorld Removing Recently-Installed Fast-Rising Floors from Orca Tanks — See News Report (Orlando Sentinel, 1/22/16).

• SeaWorld Orlando Ends Swim-with-Belugas Program (Orlando Sentinel, 1/21/16).

• Greek Education Ministry Advises Against Class Outings to Captive Facilities (WDC, 1/20/16). Thanks to Marsha Wallace for this item.

• Commerson’s Dolphin Dies after Transfer from SeaWorld San Diego to SeaWorld Orlando (WFLA News Channel 8, 1/18/16). See photos and get the full, sad story here.

• Miami Seaquarium Releases Rehabbed Manatee — See News Report (wsvn.com, 1/13/16). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• SeaWorld Orlando Returns 3 Rehabbed Manatees to Banana River, FL — See Photos (Bay News 9, 1/13/16).

• SeaWorld Orlando, Texas Aquarium Do a Dolphin Shuffle (CBS Miami, 1/12/16).

• Marine Mammal Advocates, Captive Industry Argue Feasibility of Sea Pens for Captive Orcas (Los Angeles Times, 1/3/16).