What to do with animals in captivity is a sticky question, but the answer came into better focus when Canada's first-ever ...

A Canadian theme park said it will have no choice but to euthanize 30 beluga whales if the federal government does not provide emergency funding by the end of Tuesday. Marineland, a zoo and amusement ...

Marineland, an aquatic park in Niagara Falls, Canada, has threatened to kill its 30 beluga whales unless the federal government doesn't provide funding.

Why do killer whales (orcas) in captivity kill humans, whereas this doesn't happen in the wild? Federal hearings on the safety of keeping killer whales in captivity began this week, convened by the ...