Something disquieting happened at SeaWorld marine parks this year. Numbers attending the group's popular US centres between January and March dropped, from 3.5 million in 2013 to 3.05 million this year, a decline of 13%.
A California federal court is to decide for the first time in US history whether amusement park animals are protected by the same constitutional rights as humans.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A young killer whale that wandered far up an Alaska river with two adult companions has been found dead near the river's mouth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Sunday.
