From the Toronto Star: Ikaika the killer whale was escorted out of the country in a procession worthy of a head of state. A witness said he counted at least 14 Niagara Regional Police cruisers, with lights flashing, two transport trucks and a crane slowly escorting the 9-year-old male orca from Marineland toward Hamilton airport…
From the Niagara Falls Review (includes a video): Ikaika is back home. The killer whale, the one at the heart of a custody battle between Marineland and SeaWorld, was removed from the Niagara Falls amusement park Saturday night by a fleet of transport trucks, a crane and more than a dozen Niagara Regional Police escorts…
From the Toronto Star: Ontario’s Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision ordering Marineland to return a killer whale to the Florida water park that loaned it out. In July, an Ontario Superior Court judge ordered the Niagara Falls amusement park to return Ikaika, a 9-year-old male orca, to SeaWorld, the Orlando, Fla.-based…
From The Walton Sun (Santa Rosa Beach, Florida): Steve Trotter is an intelligent, well-spoken and charismatic individual who happens to have barreled over Niagara Falls, twice. And, he’s about to do it again. When he was 22 years old, the Freeport man was the youngest person ever to ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel….
Another great article about the Marinlenad/SeaWorld court case, this time from the Toronto Star: Ikaika, an eight-year-old male killer whale at Marineland in Niagara Falls, is the equivalent of a troubled teenager. He is full of sexual energy, has a violent family tree and a pattern of aggressive behaviour that often leaves him swimming alone….
I’m back from Florida, and trying to get used to this crummy weather 🙁 It’ll probably take me a few days to get organized and get caught up on my posting.
I should have posted this before I left, but forgot, and just haven’t thought of it until now… I’m in Kissimmee, FL right now. We drove down a week and a half ago and are staying in a house for a couple of weeks. We have a week to go. I’ll probably have some Niagara…
I received the following via email, but also found it on the web: Oh Baby! Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Niagara Falls to Host Fertility Statue Exhibit World-famous statues are linked to more than 2,000 pregnancies – so proceed with caution! Niagara Falls, ON. – (August 4, 2010) – Ripley’s Believe It or…