A Brief History of Cetacean Captivity
Intertidal Talks
English - March 15, 2022 05:35 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBNatural Sciences Science Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dive into the history of cetacean captivity with Kendra. Starting in the 1860s and ending in 2022, Kendra explains some of the original facilities that kept cetaceans on display, the birth of the dolphinarium, the killer whale capture era, & modern-day captures. This episode is super brief and not a deep-dive into the history of captivity but if you are interested in a more in-depth episode on the topic, join our Patreon & vote!
*Slight correction: Killer whale captures were banned in 1976 in the United States. Killer whale captures were not banned in Canada until 1990 BUT they had effectively stopped in 1976. (So no whales were captured in the Salish Sea after 1976. But technically the ban wasn't until 1990 for BC). SeaWorld was protesting this decision (read more about this here).
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