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2010: The tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau and the fight to free the whales
Death at SeaWorld
What you need to know before your trail
Death at SeaWorld centres on the battle with the multimillion-dollar marine park industry over the controversial and even lethal ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity. Following the story of Naomi Rose, a marine biologist and animal advocate at the Humane Society of the U.S., Kirby tells the gripping story of the two-decade fight against PR-savvy SeaWorld, which came to a head with the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010. Kirby puts that horrific animal-on-human attack in context. Brancheau’s death was the most publicised among several brutal attacks that have occurred at Sea World and other marine mammal theme parks.
Travel Guide
Tilikum
Tilikum’s Journey from Iceland, via Vancouver to Orlando
Tilikum was a killer whale/orca born in 1981 and died in 2017
He was captured in Iceland in 1983 at Hafnarfjörður, near Reykjavík.and a year later, transferred to Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia (which no longer exists)
It was when he was transferred to SeaWorld Orlando, Florida. in 1993.
Tilikum became notorious for his involvement in the deaths of three people: a 19 year old trainer at Sealand of the Pacific, a man trespassing in SeaWorld Orlando, and a SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau.
SeaWorld continue to deny and refute all the allegations that Blackfish the film raised about animal capture, safety and the death of the trainers.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Beneath the Surface
Destination : Iceland, Orlando Author/Guide: David Kirby Departure Time: 2010
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