Documentary Blackfish " Free Orca Lolita" Old film same story in 2026 more than decade later
Narnia, a female killer whale captured and transported on a lift in Nakhodka, Russia, where she was held after capture, in this undated photograph.
At least 166 orcas have been taken into captivity from the wild since 1961
- 133 of these orcas are now dead.
- In the wild, male orcas live to an average of 30 years (maximum 50-60 years) and 46 years for females (maximum 80-90 years).
- At least 184 orcas have died in captivity, not including 30 miscarried or still-born calves.
- SeaWorld holds 16 orcas in its three parks in the United States. At least 46 orcas have died at SeaWorld.
- One of the most infamous capture incidents saw over 80 whales from the Southern Resident population of orcas in Washington State rounded-up at Penn Cove in 1970. Seven were taken into captivity while as many as five whales died. Today this population is recognized as endangered.
- At least 19 orcas have been taken from the wild into captivity since 2002, most recently in Russia. 10 individuals illegally caught in 2018 and held in a holding facility in Srednyaya Bay near Nakhodka, were released back into the wild in June, July and August 2019. At least three have since been resighted.
The growing uneasiness with the concept of keeping orcas in captivity has only been increased by the renowned documentary Blackfish, documenting the reality of the captives' existence. Despite the best attempts of the display industry to blow a smokescreen over such negative publicity, the wider world is now increasingly aware that all is not well in fantasy-land. In recent years, first a trickle, then a steady torrent, of incidents have been reported.
A growing catalog of 'accidents', illnesses, failed pregnancies and premature deaths that have helped to show up this industry for the cruel circus that it really is.
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