All of this resulted in a decline in visitorship and revenue, leading in March 2016 to SeaWorld’s voluntary termination of its much-vaunted orca breeding program. CEO Joel Manby stated that “the idea ...

Facing declining attendance and cancelled corporate partnerships, SeaWorld last year ended breeding ... people are very well-connected to orcas. He created awe and inspired them.” ...

Six years after Dawn's death, SeaWorld announced they would cease their programme of breeding orcas in captivity. Now, the attraction collaborates with the Humane Society of the United States to ...

It is believed that 13–15 orcas have been captured from Russian waters since August 2012, meaning several might have been “fair game” for SeaWorld to add to the San Diego park. However, the staff ...