1/22/2018
The Vancouver Aquarium has announced it will stop its practice of keeping cetaceans like whales and dolphins in captivity - citing public pressure as one of the reasons behind the decision. According to aquarium President John Nightingale, the issue had become such a 'hot topic' that it was 'hijacking ...
The Vancouver Aquarium has announced it will stop its practice of keeping cetaceans like whales and dolphins in captivity - citing public pressure as one of the reasons behind the decision. According to aquarium President John Nightingale, the issue had become such a 'hot topic' that it was 'hijacking ...
1/20/2018
For years the Vancouver aquarium fended off pressure from animal right activists, local government and residents, arguing instead that whales and dolphins were central to its mission. But this week the tourist attraction gave in to public pressure, and announced that it would end the practice of keeping ...
For years the Vancouver aquarium fended off pressure from animal right activists, local government and residents, arguing instead that whales and dolphins were central to its mission. But this week the tourist attraction gave in to public pressure, and announced that it would end the practice of keeping ...
1/19/2018
After years of opposition from anti-captivity campaigners, the Vancouver Aquarium has finally announced that it will no longer keep whales and dolphins in captivity. Last year, the Vancouver Park Board which runs Stanley Park where the Aquarium is based, voted to stop the aquarium from bringing in ...
We look forward to working with the Vancouver Aquarium as it intensifies its focus on Ocean Wise research and conservation.” Since the park board voted against bringing any more in, two more of the aquarium's three cetaceans have died. This past June, a harbour porpoise named Daisy died, and then ...
Animal advocates are celebrating another victory for whales and dolphins: Vancouver Aquarium has announced that it's giving up its fight to keep them in captivity. The announcement follows a string of recent deaths that have intensified the debate surrounding captive cetaceans there. In November ...
Animal advocates are celebrating another victory for whales and dolphins: Vancouver Aquarium has announced that it's giving up its fight to keep them in captivity. The announcement follows a string of recent deaths that have intensified the debate surrounding captive cetaceans there. In November ...
Fantastic news for whales and dolphins! The Vancouver Aquarium will NO LONGER keep whales, dolphins, and porpoises captive after years of pressure from animal rights activists and the city's park board. In the Spring of 2017, the Vancouver Park Board unanimously voted to ban whale captivity at the ...
Fantastic news for whales and dolphins! The Vancouver Aquarium will NO LONGER keep whales, dolphins, and porpoises captive after years of pressure from animal rights activists and the city's park board. In the Spring of 2017, the Vancouver Park Board unanimously voted to ban whale captivity at the ...
1/18/2018
Vancouver Aquarium is ending its captive whale and dolphin program. January 19, 2018 Marine Mammals 20 Views. The Vancouver Aquarium will no longer keep whales and dolphins in captivity. CEO John Nightingale told Canada's CBC News that the continuing public debate on whether whales and ...
This morning the Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise initiative, confirmed its commitment to its mission by continuing to engage more than one million visitors annually, but to do so without whales and dolphins in Stanley Park. “Having significantly contributed to tens of millions of people caring about ...
Most people agree capturing healthy dolphins for captivity is no longer acceptable, he said. But displaying rescued cetaceans was a “happy medium,” that, as uncomfortable as it made Vancouverites feel, helped visitors from other parts of the world sympathize with endangered whales that need people's ...
Camille Labchuk with Animal Justice said in a statement the move shows the “writing is on the wall for the whale and dolphin captivity industry.” Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., is believed to be the only other Canadian facility with cetaceans. The park has dolphins and what it says is the “largest ...
Beluga whale Qila leaps out of the water at the Vancouver Aquarium in this 2014 file photo. Debate over the future of whales, dolphins and porpoises at the Vancouver Aquarium has been simmering for several years, but heated up after the deaths of two belugas in November 2016. (DARRYL DYCK ...
Camille Labchuk with Animal Justice said in a statement the move shows the "writing is on the wall for the whale and dolphin captivity industry." Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., is believed to be the only other Canadian facility with cetaceans. The park has dolphins and what it says is the "largest ...
Nearly 44 years ago, Moby Doll was the first killer whale ever on public display. It happened because of a mistake. An attempt by the eight-year-old aquarium to kill an orca to use as a sculptor's model failed. The whale didn't die. Instead, she was brought to Vancouver, named and put on display.
Members of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre work together to rescue a young false killer whale from a beach near Tofino, B.C. on Thursday, July 10, 2014. A critically ill false killer whale calf rescued off a beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island has overcome one of its most ...
The Vancouver Aquarium will no longer keep whales and dolphins in captivity, officials said Thursday, because public controversy over the practice is hindering its conservation work. CEO John Nightingale said the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, which runs the aquarium, will continue to ...
"The ongoing discussions about whales and dolphins in our care have been a distraction from real threats to the ocean and have sidelined the critical work we lead," he continued there. "We aim to inspire people in every corner of the planet to participate in creating healthy oceans, and it's time to get on ...
"The ongoing discussions about whales and dolphins in our care have been a distraction from real threats to the ocean and have sidelined the critical work we lead," he continued there. "We aim to inspire people in every corner of the planet to participate in creating healthy oceans, and it's time to get on ...
The aquarium's porpoise, Daisy, died on the premises in June 2017, while its young false killer whale, Chester, died in November last year. Aurora, calf, beluga whale, Vancouver aquarium Aurora, a 20-year-old Beluga whale, swims with her calf after giving birth at 3:39 p.m. local time at the Vancouver ...
"The ongoing discussions about whales and dolphins in our care have been a distraction from real threats to the ocean and have sidelined the critical work we lead," wrote aquarium CEO John Nightingale. "We aim to inspire people in every corner of the planet to participate in creating health oceans, ...
"The ongoing discussions about whales and dolphins in our care have been a distraction from real threats to the ocean and have sidelined the critical work we lead," wrote aquarium CEO John Nightingale. "We aim to inspire people in every corner of the planet to participate in creating health oceans, ...
Following many decades of protesting, campaigning and taking steps to “free the tanks”, animal rights activists and tourists can now rejoice – Vancouver Aquarium is ending their captive dolphin and whale program, for good. The widespread and consistent public disagreement with keeping sea animals ...
Following many decades of protesting, campaigning and taking steps to “free the tanks”, animal rights activists and tourists can now rejoice – Vancouver Aquarium is ending their captive dolphin and whale program, for good. The widespread and consistent public disagreement with keeping sea animals ...
VANCOUVER — Whales, dolphins and porpoises will no longer be kept at Vancouver's aquarium, a move that animal advocates say is a step toward the end of cetaceans in captivity. The Vancouver Aquarium announced Thursday that is ending the display of cetaceans following a long and ...
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium has announced that it will no longer display whales or dolphins. Aquarium president John Nightingale says in a statement that the facility will focus instead on raising awareness of ocean issues impacting other marine animals. He says an exception will be ...
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium has announced that it will no longer display whales or dolphins. Aquarium president John Nightingale says in a statement that the facility will focus instead on raising awareness of ocean issues impacting other marine animals. He says an exception will be ...
Whales, dolphins and porpoises will no longer be kept at Vancouver's aquarium, a move that animal advocates say is a step toward the end of cetaceans in captivity. The Vancouver Aquarium announced Thursday that is ending the display of cetaceans following a long and controversial battle with ...
The park has dolphins and what it says is the "largest collection of beluga whales in the world." Fricker said he hopes the Vancouver Aquarium's decision will encourage Marineland to phase out their whale and dolphin program, too. "I certainly think that it's another nail in the coffin for cetacean captivity," ...
The park has dolphins and what it says is the "largest collection of beluga whales in the world." Fricker said he hopes the Vancouver Aquarium's decision will encourage Marineland to phase out their whale and dolphin program, too. "I certainly think that it's another nail in the coffin for cetacean captivity," ...
He says an exception will be made for the aquarium's single remaining cetacean, a Pacific white-sided dolphin named Helen. The decision follows the Vancouver Park Board's approval of a bylaw last May that banned the aquarium from bringing any new cetaceans to its facility in Stanley Park.
He says an exception will be made for the aquarium's single remaining cetacean, a Pacific white-sided dolphin named Helen. ... The aquarium says in a release that it will continue to rescue and rehabilitate animals in need, including whales and dolphins, at its rescue centre. Play Video 1:37.
The Vancouver Aquarium is giving up its fight to keep whales and dolphins in captivity, saying the heated public debate on the issue is hindering its conservation work. Staff at the non-profit attraction set to learn Thursday morning of the decision to end the cetacean program, according to CEO John ...
The facility is prevented from bringing in any new whales and dolphins after a spring vote by the Vancouver Park Board following ethics concerns about keeping animals in captivity. A Pacific white-sided dolphin named Helen is the lone cetacean remaining at the aquarium and her future is not known.
Visitors will no longer be able to see whales or dolphins at the Vancouver Aquarium after the popular tourist site announced it is voluntarily but reluctantly adopting a ban against cetaceans in captivity. The about-face in policy comes after the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, which runs the ...
Visitors will no longer be able to see whales or dolphins at the Vancouver Aquarium after the popular tourist site announced it is voluntarily but reluctantly adopting a ban against cetaceans in captivity. The about-face in policy comes after the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, which runs the ...
The Vancouver Aquarium is giving up its fight to keep whales and dolphins in captivity, explaining the heated public debate on the issue is hindering its conservation work. Staff at the non-profit attraction were set to learn of the decision to end the cetacean program Thursday morning, according to CEO ...
Helen, a Pacific white-sided dolphin, is the only remaining cetacean at the aquarium. (Rafferty Baker/CBC). But Nightingale said he'll continue to fight for the right to temporarily house animals that aren't ready to be moved, which could mean keeping them in display pools. "We want to be able to use the ...
The Vancouver Aquarium is giving up its fight to keep whales and dolphins in captivity, explaining the heated public debate on the issue is hindering its conservation work. Staff at the non-profit attraction were set to learn of the decision to end the cetacean program Thursday morning, according to CEO ...
“Having significantly contributed to tens of millions of people caring about whales and dolphins over the past four decades, Vancouver Aquarium will now focus on raising awareness of ocean issues impacting other marine animals and will no longer display cetaceans at its facility, with the exception of ...
"The distraction around the whole debate of keeping whales and dolphins, makes pursuing that mission impossible on some fronts and very difficult on ... Staff are assessing whether Helen, the aquarium's pacific white-sided dolphin and last remaining cetacean, should go to a new facility or remain in ...
The long, bitter battle over cetacean captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium is ending in a forfeit. Aquarium president John Nightingale said the fight over keeping whales and dolphins has become too big a distraction from their conservation efforts, and they are forging a new path forward without cetaceans ...
“Having significantly contributed to tens of millions of people caring about whales and dolphins over the past four decades, Vancouver Aquarium will now focus on raising awareness of ocean issues impacting other marine animals and will no longer display cetaceans at its facility, with the exception of ...
A string of unfortunate deaths over recent years, including two belugas, a harbour porpoise and a false killer whale, has already left just one cetacean at the facility: Helen, a Pacific white-sided dolphin who was rescued from a fishing net in Japan 12 years ago. Because she only has partial flippers, she ...
The long, bitter battle over cetacean captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium is ending in a forfeit. Aquarium president John Nightingale said the fight over keeping whales and dolphins has become too big a distraction from their conservation efforts, and they are forging a new path forward without cetaceans ...
“I've been asked why the aquarium fought city hall so hard and the reason is anybody who had been to the aquarium at all and watched the public look at beluga whales or dolphins can understand both viscerally and immediately just how engaging they are. You could be two, you could be 80-years-old, ...