December 2017

• 3 Giraffes Pregnant at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans (Fox8live.com, 12/29/17).

• Bronx Zoo Euthanizes Tundra, 26, NYC’s Only Captive Polar Bear (New York City Patch, 12/28/17).

• Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo Euthanizes Aussie, 32, Oldest Captive Male Polar Bear in U.S. — See Photos (CBS Chicago, 12/22/17).

• L.A. Zoo Euthanizes 7 Ibex Goats to Protect Other Hooved Animals from Herpes Virus (Tech Times, 12/22/17).

• Florida  Activists Want State Law Banning Orca Breeding after SeaWorld Violates Anti-Breeding Promise (Tampa Bay Times, 12/19/17).

• 2 Young Walruses Go on Display at SeaWorld Orlando — See Photos & Video (Orlando Sentinel, 12/13/17).

• SeaWorld San Diego Finds New Ways to Exploit Orcas — See Video (ABC 10 News, 12/12/17).

• Another Bottlenose Dolphin Born into Captivity at Miami Seaquarium — See Photo (CBS Miami, 12/7/17).

• PETA Asks Panel to Send “Free Lolita” Case to Trial — See Photo (Daily Business Review, 12/7/17).

November 2017

• Court Says Investor Class Action Suit against SeaWorld Can Go Forward — See News Report (Orlando Sentinel, 11/30/17).

• 39-Year-Old Walrus, Bruiser, Dies at SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando Sentinel, 11/29/17).

• Free Lolita — Yes or No? See Photos & Video (Miami Herald, 11/20/17).

• Stranded Baby Cook Inlet Beluga Goes to Alaska SeaLife Center — See Photos (New Haven Register, 11/17/17).

• Loro Parque Loses Defamation Suit against PETA, Judge Rules Revelations Are Truthful — See Photos & Video (One Green Planet, 11/16/17).

• 9-Year-Old Captive-Born Beluga Qinu Gives Birth to Stillborn Calf at Georgia Aquarium (AJC.com, 11/8/17). Read more, see more photos here.

• 2 Dolphins Die at Miami Seaquarium Post Hurricane Irma (Miami New Times, 11/7/17).

• Stranded Melon-Headed Whale in Critical Condition at SeaWorld Orlando — See Video (WFLA News Channel 8, 11/3/17). See more video here.

• Court Bans 3 PETA Protesters from Returning to SeaWorld SanDiego (NBC 7 San Diego, 11/2/17).

• Brookfield Zoo Euthanizes 27-Year-Old Giraffe, Mithra — See Photo (Chicago Tribune, 11/2/17).

October 2017

• PETA Suit to Move Lolita from Miami Seaquarium to Sea Pen Will Be Heard on 12/6 —  See Photos (Miami New Times, 10/30/17).

• Cincinnati Zoo Gets New Adult Gorilla Year after Shooting Harambe — See Photos (One Green Planet, 10/25/17).

• Miami Commission Unanimously Endorses Moving Lolita from Seaquarium to Sanctuary — See Photos & Video (Miami Herald, 10/24/17). Read more, see more photos here.

• Singer Noah Cyrus Submerges in Small Tank for PETA’s Anti-SeaWorld Campaign — See Photo & Video (Billboard, 10/24/17).

• SeaWorld Orlando Sends 3 Rescued Manatees to Cincinnati Zoo, 1 to Columbus OH Zoo/Aquarium for Rehab — See Photo (U.S. News & World Report, 10/21/17).

• Captive Beluga Moved in with Dolphins Swaps Beluga Vocalizations for Dolphins — See Photo (Discover Magazine, 10/20/17).

• SeaWorld Cuts 350 Jobs (CNN Money, 10/18/17).

• Miami Beach Mayor Urges Commission to Support Moving Lolita from Seaquarium to Sanctuary — See Photo (Politico, 10/13/17).

• Study: 100% of Captive Orcas Have Damaged Teeth that Cause Pain, Lead to Health Complications — See Photo (Newshub, 10/12/17). Read more here and here.

• Owner of Legoland California Interested in Buying SeaWorld (The San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/5/17).

July 2017

• 3 Month-Old Kyara, Last Orca to be Born at SeaWorld, Dies in San Antonio — See Photo & Video (USA Today, 7/25/17). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• Babe Actor James Cromwell Arrested with Others in PETA Protest at SeaWorld San Diego — See Photo & Video (People, 7/24/17). Read more here.

• Snooty, Oldest Captive Manatee, Dies from Human Negligence in South Florida Museum at Age 69 (New York City Patch, 7/24/17). Read more, see video and more photos here and here.

• SeaWorld Orlando Lets People Get “Up Close” to Orcas for $80+ Per Person — See Photos (icFlorida.com, 7/11/17).

• Beluga Calf Dies Moments after Birth at SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando Sentinel, 7/8/17). Read more, see photos here, here, here and here. See video of pregnant mother Whisper here.

• 49-Year-Old Western Lowland Gorilla Gets Knee Surgery at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo — See Photos (WTTW, 7/3/17). Read more, see more photos and news report here.

June 2017

• SeaWorld Shares Plummet on News of DOJ, SEC Subpoenas (CNBC, 6/26/17). Read more here,  here and here.

• Water-Loving Lowland Gorilla Does Astonishing Dance in Dallas Zoo Wading — See Video (NPR, 6/23/17). Read more here.

• Captive Asian Elephant Mom, Older Female Rush to Help Calf Out of Shallow Pool in South Korea — See Video (National Geographic, 6/22/17).

• New Documentary Inside the Tanks Does for Marineland Antibes what Blackfish Did for SeaWorld — See Photos (One Green Planet, 6/19/17). See the 34-minute documentary here.

• Polar Bear Cub Takes First Steps at Australia Theme Park — See Photos & Video (Daily Mail, 6/18/17).

• SeaWorld Shareholders Vote to Remove Current Chair (CNBC, 6/15/17).

• Baby Lowland Gorilla Delivered by C-Section at Philadelphia Zoo — See Photos & Video (The Atlantic, 6/14/17).

• Iceland Approves Import of Captive Belugas from Shanghai (The Reykjavík Grapevine, 6/14/17).

May 2017

• Zookeeper Mauled to Death by Tiger in “Freak Accident” at England Wildlife Park — See Photos (BBC News, 5/29/17). See photos and news report here. See more photos and videos here.

• Researchers Give Captive Dolphins  Touchscreen, Keyboard at National Aquarium, Watch One Play Video Game — See Video (ScienceBlog, 5/25/17). Read more here.

• SeaWorld Releases Rehabbed Loggerhead on World Turtle Day — See Photos (Orlando Weekly, 5/23/17).

• Baby Commerson’s Dies Moments After Birth at SeaWorld Aquatica (Orlando Sentinel, 5/22/17).

• Vancouver Bans Keeping Dolphins, Whales in Captivity (The Globe and Mail, 5/16/17). Read more, see photos and videos here and here.

• Judge Rules in Favor of Man Suing SeaWorld Over Auto-Renewal Practice (Orlando Sentinel, 5/14/17).

• Vancouver Aquarium Opposes Proposed Ban on Captive Dolphins & Whales (The Globe and Mail, 5/14/17).

• Commerson’s Dolphin on Birth Control about to Give Birth at SeaWorld Aquatica — See Photos & Video (Orlando Sentinel, 5/10/17).

• One of Twin Cubs Born to Captive Polar Bear Mom Dies in Australia — See Video (The Courier Mail, 5/8/17).

• France Bans Captive Breeding of Dolphins & Whales — See Photo (Phys.Org, 5/6/17). Read more here. See more photos here.

• Denied Relocation Permit, Sanctuary Owners Euthanize Animals: 3 Lions, 3 Tigers, 5 Bears (The Washington Post, 5/4/17).

• Captive Polar Bear Gives Birth to Twins At SeaWorld in Queensland, Australia — See Video (ABC 7 News, 5/2/17). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• Navy Ships Captive Dolphins from San Diego to Key West to Do Bomb-Detection Training in Different Underwater Landscape — See Photo (Navy Times, 5/2/17). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• NY Animal Park Picks Name for New Baby Giraffe — Tajiri, Swahili for Hope — See Photos & Video (ABC 7 News, 5/1/17).

April 2017

• Sea Lion Pup Dies at SeaWorld San Diego Days after Premature Birth to Ill, Rescued Mom — See Photos & Video (Daily Mail, 4/30/17).

• SeaWorld Orlando’s Captive Orcas Now Share Tank with Pilot Whales — See Photos & Videos (Orlando Sentinel, 4/28/17).

• Swedish Researchers to Use A.I. Tech to Try to Translate Captive Dolphin Communication (Bloomberg, 4/26/17). Read more here.

• Ric O’Barry to Rehab/Release of 2 Long-Captive Dolphins in South Korea — See Photos (One Green Planet, 4/24/17). Read more here.

• Report: Vancouver Aquarium’s Mother-Daughter Belugas Died from Unidentified Toxin — See Photos & Videos (global news.ca, 4/20/17). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• Another Baby Orca Born into Captivity at SeaWorld San Antonio, SeaWorld Parks Promises No More — See Photo & Video (USA Today, 4/20/17). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here, here and here.

• Captive-Born White-Sided Makes it to 1st Birthday, Gets Checkup at Shedd — See Video (WTTW, 4/18/17).

• SeaWorld San Diego Polar Bear Dies Suddenly after 20-Year Companion Shipped to Pittsburg  to Breed — See Photo & Video Report (The San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/18/17). Read more, see more photos and video here, here and here.

• April the Giraffe Finally Has Her Baby at New York Animal Park — See Photos (The New York Times, 4/15/17). Read more, see more photos and video here. Watch live giraffe cam here.

• SeaWorld Orlando Releases Largest Loggerhead Turtle Ever Rehabbed after 8 Months — See Photos (ABC 7, 4/13/17).

• Bear and Lion, Last Residents of Destroyed Mosul Zoo, Transported to Jordan — See Photos (The New York Times, 4/12/17).

• Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel Gets Flak for Taking Daughter to Swim with Captive Dolphins in Bahamas — See Photo (April, 4/10/17). Read more here.

• SEC Says SeaWorld Can Ignore PETA’s Legit Bid to Force Shareholder Vote on Retiring Captive Orcas (Orlando Sentinel, 4/7/17).

• Other Captive Giraffes Give Birth as Internet Star April Keeps Watchers Waiting — See Photos & Video (The Washington Post, 4/7/17). Read more, see more video here.

March 2017

• Baby Product Company Pledges $1 Million to Help Build Sanctuary for Captive Orcas  — See Photos & Video (People, 3/30/17).

• 500 Expected at 4/11 March to Miami Seaquarium to Free Lolita (Miami New Times, 3/28/17).

• Chimelong Group Becoming the SeaWorld of China — See Photos & News Report (USA Today, 3/26/17).

• Blackstone Sells All its SeaWorld Shares to Chinese Company — See News Report (Orlando Sentinel, 3/24/17). Read more, see more photos and news reports here, here, here.

• Orca Shows On Rise in China, Fed by Russian Captures — See Photos, Maps, Charts & Video (Hakai, 3/21/17).

• Photographer Captures Bizarre Reality of Life in Captivity for Polar Bears — See Images (Wired, 3/21/17).

• Captive Endangered Green Sea Turtle Dies in Thailand after Surgery to Remove 915 Swallowed Coins (The Huffington Post, 3/21/17). Read more, see photos and video report here and here.

• Vancouver Aquarium Claims Anti-Captivity Documentary Uses Copyrighted Materials (Vancouver Sun, 3/21/17).

• Actor/Performer Alan Cumming Writes Letter to Miami Seaquarium Seeking Release for Long-Captive Orca Lolita (Advocate, 3/20/17).

• SeaWorld San Diego Introduces Interim, Nonperforming Orca Show as State Rep Reintroduces Bill to Help End Captivity — See Photo & News Report (NBC San Diego, 4/18/17). Read more, see another news report here.

• SeaWorld Orlando Releases Manatee Blanche after 3 Years of Rehab — See Photos & Video (Space Coast Daily, 3/11/17).

• Park Board Votes Unanimously to Ban Dolphin, Whale Captivity at Vancouver Aquarium — See Photos & Video (Vancouver Courier, 3/9/17). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here, here and here. Read the Park Board’s Report here.

• Dolphin Park Operator Wants to Open Captive Facility on Unspoiled Island in St. Lucia (One Green Planet, 4/9/17).

• SeaWorld San Antonio Unsure Which Male Orca Sired Takara’s Calf, Due in Few Weeks — See Photos & Video Report (My San Antonio, 3/8/17). Read more, see more photos and video here and here.

• Public  Meeting Will Decide How to Handle Vancouver Aquarium’s Desire to Replace Dead Belugas — See Photos (CBC News, 3/8/17). Read more, see more photos and video reports here, here and here.

• PETA Buys Stock in Miami Seaquarium to Push for Release of Long Captive Orca Lolita — See News Report (NBC Miami, 3/7/17).

• Thousands Ask SeaWorld San Diego Not to Separate 2 Polar Bears in Shared Captivity for 20 Years to Send One to Pittsburg to Breed — See Photos (NBC San Diego, 3/6/17).

• SeaWorld Orlando’s New Dolphin Show Claims to Be Less Circusy — See Photos (Orlando Sentinel, 3/2/17). Read more about changes at SeaWorld Orlando here.

• Whale Sanctuary Project Pursues Dream of Moving Captive Orcas to Sea Pens — See Photos (Hakai, 3/2/17).

February 2017

• 44-Year-Old Captive Bottlenose Nani Dies Suddenly at National Aquarium — See News Report (CBS Baltimore, 2/28/17). Read more, see photo here.

• 650 Captive Orcas Not Enough, China Opens Orca Breeding Center — See Video (Quartz, 2/27/17). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Opinion: Keeping Dolphins at Georgia Aquarium Isn’t Educational, It’s Cruel (Bryan County News, 4/25/17).

• Documentary about Cruelty of Wild Beluga Capture Opens Moscow Film Festival (SATPRNews, 2/24/17). Read more here.

• SeaWorld Abu Dhabi to Open in 2022 (InPark Magazine, 2/24/17). Read more here.

• Orphaned Manatee Mudpie Released Back into Wild (7 News Miami, 2/22/17).

• SeaWorld San Antonio’s Takara to Give Birth to Last Captive-Bred Orca in SeaWorld’s U.S. Parks — See Photo (Los Angeles Times, 2/23/17).

• Virgin Holidays Pledges Not to Promote/Book Destinations Featuring Captive Dolphins, Whales (Travel Weekly, 2/22/17).

• Vancouver Aquarium Promises to Phase Out Captive Belugas… Eventually (Vancouver Sun, 2/21/17). Read more, see videos here.

• PETA Tries, Again, to Force SeaWorld Stockholder Vote on Moving Orcas to Sanctuaries (Orlando Sentinel, 2/17/17).

• Zoos Shuffle Another Polar Bear for Breeding, Just as They Do with Dolphins — See Photos (ABC7 Chicago, 2/14/17).

• Opinion: SeaWorld’s New Orca Show Still a Trained Performance Mimicking Behavior in Wild (Jezebel, 2/16/17).

• Albino Dolphin Lives in Miserable Conditions with Other Captives in Taiji — See Photos & Video (The Dodo, 2/15/17).

• Animal Welfare Advocates Want SeaWorld to Release Full Report on Tilikum’s Death — See News Reports (Orlando Sentinel, 2/13/17). Read more, see more video here.

• Protesters Disrupt Captive Dolphin Show at Australia’s Sea World Gold Coast — See Video (The Courier Mail, 2/11/17).

• Hawaii’s Sea Life Park Keeps False Killer Whale Kina in Cruel Confinement— See Photos & Video — See Photos & Video (The Dodo, 2/10/17).

• TV/Film/Broadway Star Alan Cumming Asks Owners of Miami Seaquarium to Let Lolita Go (PETA.org, 2/8/17).

• SeaWorld: Tilikum Died of Bacterial Pneumonia (People, 2/3/17). Read more, see more photos here.

• Wild-Caught Bottlenose Dolphin Lily, Suffering Oral Cancer, Euthanized at SeaWorld Orlando at age 35 — See Photo & Video (Orlando Sentinel, 2/3/17). Read more here.

• SeaWorld San Diego to Ship Female Polar Bear to Pittsburgh Zoo for Breeding — See Video Report (San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/2/17). Read more, see more video here.

• Orphaned Twin Manatees Consigned to Life in Tank at Ohio Zoo — See Photos & Videos (People, 2/2/17).

• Federal Judge Allows Amended Consumer Suit Against SeaWorld to Go Forward (TheStreet, 2/1/17).

January 2017

• Dolphins Still Being Slaughtered, Babies Taken for Captive Trade in Taiji — See Photos & Video (The Dodo, 1/27/17).

• SeaWorld San Antonio Proud that 5-Month-Old Captive-Born Beluga is Still Alive — See Photos & Video (kxan.com, 1/24/17).

• Vancouver Park Board May Ask Public’s Opinion on Keeping Marine Mammals in Captivity — See Photo(Vancouver Courier, 1/19/17). Read more, see more photos here.

• Actress Kate del Castillo Joins PETA’s Call for Miami Seaquarium to Free Lolita — See News Report (NBC Miami, 1/17/17). Read more here.

• Manatee Stuck in Storm Pipe, Rehabbed at SeaWorld Orlando, Returned to Wild — See Photo & Video (SpaceCoastDaily.com, 1/10/17).

• R.I.P. Tilikum: SeaWorld Orlando’s Infamous Orca, Captured Off Iceland, Dies of Lung Infection at Age 36 — See Photos & Video (Orlando Sentinel, 1/6/17). Read more, see more photos and video here,  here, here, here and here.

• Professor Suggests Ways Humans Can “Enrich” Captive Life for Orcas, Feel Less Bad about Keeping Them in Tanks (Science Daily, 1/5/17). Read full paper here.

• Captive Taiji Dolphins Escape through Slash in Ocean-Pen Net, 3 of 4 Recovered, Perpetrator Unknown — See Photos (BBC News, 1/5/17). Read more here. See more photos and video here.

• Navy Dolphins to Track Last Remaining Vaquitas in Controversial Plan to Enclose, Protect Them — See Photos (Quartz, 1/4/17). Read more, see more photos here and here.

• SeaWorld San Diego’s to End Performing Orca Shows on Sunday 1/8 (NBC 7 San Diego, 1/3/17). Read more here. See news report here.