From the Niagara Independent: Despite a crowd of “100 or so” protestors outside its park entrance in Niagara Falls on Saturday, Marineland said it had a “successful” opening weekend to kick off the 2023 tourist season. According to park officials, Marineland saw a 37 per cent jump in attendance at this year’s opening weekend compared…
From The Orlando Sentinel (via Canada.com): A 9-year-old killer whale at the center of an international custody dispute between a Canadian marine park and industry giant SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment was transferred to SeaWorld San Diego over the weekend. The overnight transport took place Saturday evening, just 24 hours after a U.S. judge denied a…
From the Toronto Star: One spring day in 1963, John Holer, the owner of Marineland, found himself on a Lake Ontario beach in a struggle with a 100-pound sea lion. Jeff, a sea lion that had escaped from Holer’s animal park in Niagara Falls three days earlier, sunk its teeth into Holer’s bicep as it…
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….
From the UK Daily Mail: Two theme parks are waging an international custody dispute in court – over a 17-foot killer whale. SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, is demanding the return of Ikaika, a two-tonne, captive-born orca that it sent to Marineland in Niagara Falls, Canada, in 2006. But Marineland has defied the call – and…
From Niagara This Week: It was a mostly soggy Saturday morning and afternoon for the dozens of activists who stood just outside the Marineland property, seeking honks of support for their efforts to raise awareness for captive ocean animals. Lining up along Marineland Drive, the protestors held up a variety of large, handmade signs with…