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Canada’s last captive orca - a whale named Kiska - has died.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2023
Canada’s last captive orca - a whale named Kiska - has died.
Swimming alone in her tank for nearly a decade, the whale had lived at Marineland since being captured in Icelandic waters in 1979. She was captured alongside Keiko, - an orca who became famous for the movie Free Willy.
Kiska had not performed for an audience for a decade. Her death comes four years after the country officially banned whales, dolphins and porpoises from being bred or held in captivity. However marine mammals, like Kiska, that were already held in captivity would remain so, according to the new legislation.
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