Kiska, Marineland’s lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died 

thank u ohm

Not us... but those people. I want nothing to do with that😢

Human greed is also disturbing…

Kiska wasn't just imprisoned, but 12 Years of isolation on top of that. Look at the size of the pool she was in. Isolation is used for punishment towards prisoners, when they break certain laws in jail.

They are well fed and happy. One of the most fascinating and memorable experiences of my life, seeing orcas and belugas and dolphins at the aquarium with my school classmates.

​@@glennhankins6927 They're prisoners.

40 years alone what a sad people 😢😢

@@glennhankins6927 what an ignorant comment! As long as they entertain YOU right?

beleive it--its humans at thei worst

Perhaps the fact that orcas were banned from captivity made her die a more lonely death.

Monsters? .....for letting children see orcas? Fascinating and educational experience for Lower Mainland children for decades. Middle class and poor kids can't afford whale watching tours and African safaris like you.

Past history has shown sending Old animals to Sanctuary's do nothing.

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@@ThoosieJP It would have been better, than the isolated small pool she was swimming in.

Yes, she is the next one on the list to die if she doesn’t get out of that horrible decrepit tank. Seaworld Orlando is only three hours of the road. It has seven spacious pools and a pod of orcas for her. Kshamenk is another one he’s lost 2500 lbs in one year and has developed peanut head

Yea. Having a dry island with nothing bit bare bones, about the size of a bed, surrounded by benevolent dolphins who toss you chunks of lettuce, and spend some time with you, seems like a recipie for despair, not thriving.

yeah but try almost 5 decades, not just 12 years

Good point 😢

From what I've recently heard, Canada has loose laws regarding animal cruelty or something. I could be wrong...

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They're on that right now!

Breaking news! She is being released!!! Us and PETA are rejoicing! I signed the Kiska petition a while back and it’s sad 😔 that it came to her dying 😢at least they will never be allowed to own another Orca ❤

She wasn't really loved though was she ? We watched her and enjoyed her from her tank whilst we knew she was suffering.

Her babies all died

AMEN. So heartbreaking 💔

Amen !

I loved a zoo that was mainly rescues and former pets. I got so mad at hearing a worker from another zoo say our animals should be put down because they were injured or former pets. It was so infuriating. They took in wolf hybrids that couldn't be adopted and had many three legged animals on display. The birds that weren't exotic pets were blind or couldn't fly, but got to be comfortable and acommodated. I knew a few people with disabilities that were happy to see animals "like them" just living their lives as best as they could. Imo, all zoos should have rescue animals. People like to see the happy endings for animals like the Tiger King tigers :C

@@aazhie Hello my friend , I should have mentioned that iam in favor of rehab sanctuaries for animals that are too sick and injured that can't be released back into the wild get the love and care that they need to be able to have the best life possible in captivity .. thanks for reminding me of one important exception to wildlife" for profit" facilities. Take care..

Seconded. I wish she could have been left to be wild. Even if she had died young in the wilds, she would have had a pod and mother to mourn her

Sadly, putting them back in the wild isn't like it is in movies. They are shunned by wild whales and do not know how to hunt and survive. Kieko was an attempt at rehabilitation. But he died after a year in the wild, and humans had to constantly feed him :(

i just found out now and I cannot stop crying

I don't think release was really possible. They released Keiko back in the early 2000s, and he subsequently died. From Wikipedia: Most sources conclude that the project to free Keiko was a failure because the orca failed to adapt to life in the wild. In Norway, Keiko had little contact with other orcas and was not fishing; for months before his death, the whale was being fed daily. He never integrated into a wild pod ... and could not break his need for human contact. Reasons cited for Keiko's failure to adapt include his early age at capture, the long history of captivity, prolonged lack of contact with conspecifics and strong bonds with humans. It's a terribly tragedy. Once she had been in captivity for so long, she was effectively doomed.

Sadly, they never learned how to be wild. They probably are avoided by other orcas because they have no social skills or hunting abilities. They simply die sad and lonely no matter where they are. I'm not sure if it would be better to have a quick painful death in the wild after a year, or a slow, less dangerous unraveling. Both sound awful and tragic.

Unfortunately, even if that was an option, she likely wouldn't have survived long in the wild. Releasing animals that were raised in captivity into the wild is rarely if ever a good idea because they aren't adapted to living on their own.

Had to wonder, "Why is this beautiful girl in a tank so far removed from the ocean world she was born knowing?"

Orcas aren't always gentle. But neither are humans. It's okay to say orcas are pretty and effective hunters. We shouldn't have to pretend they are Saints to ban isolating and torturing them! They belong in the wild, and we shouldn't judge them by human standards of morality. Humans don't need to kill or capture whales. Especially industrial human using powered ships.

It's funked up world.

Not that I think that this will do anything to change your mind, but 1) there are a lot of privacy laws, especially given that's he's a minor, so they can't really say much about what truly happened. Guaranteed that student has a longer list of offenses that we don't know about. 2) he was literally just arrested AGAIN for protesting at a drag show, and providing extremely misleading facts about it. 3) he was suspended for openly protesting trans rights and that was why he was issued a 20 day suspension. He was able to return to class with a set of conditions, that he promptly refused. One of them was to not "deadname" trans students, which means referring to them by their name from birth and not by their chosen name. Their chosen name, which is on their LEGAL documents. Which he refused. In fact, he asked for a NICKNAME to call the students in question so he didn't have to refer to them by their chosen name. 4) he was arrested for TRESPASSING when he tried to return to school before his suspension was up. Not because of his beliefs. 5) the more hate these people spread, the more likely it is for those trans students to experience violence. Forcing them to use a bathroom that this male happens to share, creates an incredibly unsafe environment for the trans students. 6) the schools policy is to create a learning environment where each student has the right to feel safe 7) he is entitled to his beliefs. What he is NOT entitled to do is to deadname students, otherwise bully them, and protest for their erasure. Hatred breeds violence. How is any trans student supposed to feel safe in a school with him, and the 30 other people that support him? He is out there advocating for "his rights" by erasing the rights of trans people and their right to exist without harassment, bullying, etc. The human rights code clearly states that trans persons have the right to use the bathroom of their lived identity. 8) he's nothing but some pompous far right kid advocating for erasure of trans persons, erasure of female reproductive rights, and so on. He is not the victim here. He has created an unsafe space where kids fear him, when they have the right to go to school and not be afraid. Trans persons are killed every year, and trans suicide rates are climbing. And the school was exercising their right to create an environment that is safe for its students by suspending this kid and giving conditions for his return. All the far right people do is listen to whatever other far right people have to say and copy their beliefs. It's literally just a bunch of copies of the same person. And their goal is to make sure vulnerable populations have their rights revoked. That is wholly inethical and it shouldn't be allowed to continue. Their hatred for vulnerable communities is loud and clear, and dangerous. All the left is trying to do is help people keep their rights AND safety as free Canadians. Hatred has no place in the classroom, in the community, or in politics. So what are my final points? He is not a victim He is a person full of hate with intent to infringe on others' rights. He was arrested for trespassing He refused to return to school under their guidelines. He doesn't want anything but the removal of rights from innocent populations who are just trying to live their life. Have your beliefs all you want. The minute you start to harm others or shove your beliefs onto them by removing their rights to their own body? You deserve to be punished. And punished harshly. Words have consequences. Actions have consequences. And they also have the power to affect people so harshly that the result is violence and/or death. And that is and should be stopped. Say they're soft, say he's not physically harming them so there's nothing wrong, say whatever you want. But words and actions have power. And if creating an unsafe environment means people are physically or mentally attacked, or die, that is and should be punishable. Same way you can't tell someone online to go kill themselves.

I was about to look up what she would be in human years, but I guess that means they are probably pretty close to human in development and lifespan. Even more tragic, but I'm relieved she isn't suffering still, :(

NO. NOT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM SHOULD THIS NEED TO HAPPEN. HOW STUPID OF YOU TO SAY THAT. 🤬

Except for zoos that are saving a species and propagating the wild with these species. They need to have a way to raise funds to continue. However, they can put a limit on how long an animal can remain in captivity before they must free it and replace it with another adult fertile animal for the purpose of saving the species..

Zoos are gonna be the only place where a lot of animals can live. Extinctions are gonna skyrocket soon.

Anti - Education for children? Not all parents have your wealth to take their kids on African safaris and whale watching tours. Use my Canadian tax dollars for more zoos and more aquariums with whales and dolphins.

@@glennhankins6927 you can see orcas in BC in their natural habitat. For someone with such understanding of less fortunate people having access to freedoms you certainly miss the point of a creature that size living in something that would be a closet in scale to a human. Even so they could have released it to live out it’s life in relative comfort seeing as it made tons of profit for the organization. Your wrong with the right ideas

@@glennhankins6927 sad that you’re ok with animals being mistreated

Source: the voices in my head

She actually was tank mates with Keiko! Yet she deserved stardom and eventual freedom like he got!

The Whale Sanctuary has been making false promises for years. They have been promising a sanctuary in Nova Scotia since 2013. Kiska died and now Inouk and Moana. Wikie and Keijo have to wait until Spring of 2025. It still won't be ready.

​@@tessdurberville711Dude, quit spreading that lie!