A decade after outcry, SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE, its first venture outside the US
U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, which has been mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals, has opened a massive new aquatic life park in the United Arab Emirates.
SeaWorld killer whale Tilikum dies
ORLANDO, Fla. โ Tilikum, SeaWorld Orlando's infamous killer whale linked to three human deaths, has died, the park says. READ THE ORIGINAL STORY AT WKMGTilikum dragged SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau underwater in 2010 during a "Dine with Shamu" show, killing her. Tilikum was profiled in the documentary "Blackfish," which helped sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity at SeaWorld parks. โMy heart goes out to our team who cared for him like family.โThe killer whale was also linked to two other human deaths. The park obtained the killer whale from Sealand of the Pacific in Canada.