KUOW (bot)Many of the orcas captured and sent to marine theme parks in the 1960s and 1970s came from the Pacific Northwest. An incident 50 years ago this month changed that.
A staffer in then-Washington Governor Dan Evans’ office witnessed a crew hired by SeaWorld chasing a pod of orcas into a shallow bay. A court case ensued, and within two weeks, SeaWorld agreed to end captures in Washington state.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/reflecting-on-the-legacy-of-the-last-orca-capture-in-washington-state-50-years-later
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A staffer in then-Washington Governor Dan Evans’ office witnessed a crew hired by SeaWorld chasing a pod of orcas into a shallow bay. A court case ensued, and within two weeks, SeaWorld agreed to end captures in Washington state.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/reflecting-on-the-legacy-of-the-last-orca-capture-in-washington-state-50-years-later
#KUOW #News #History #Environment #Orcas
Reflecting on the legacy of the last orca capture in Washington state, 50 years later
Many of the orcas captured and sent to marine theme parks in the 1960s and 1970s came from the Pacific Northwest. An incident 50 years ago this month changed that. A staffer in then-Washington Governor Dan Evans’ office witnessed a crew hired by SeaWorld chasing a pod of orcas into a shallow bay. A court case ensued, and within two weeks, SeaWorld agreed to end captures in Washington state.