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SUFB 207: News Updates Orca Ban And Atlantic National Marine Monument Declared By Obama
Marine Conservation saw a couple of great government moves at the end of last week.
Orca Captive Breeding and Shows Banned in California
The state of California passed a law banning captive breeding of orcas as well as orca shows. This essentially puts a nail in the coffin to orca shows and breeding at Marine Mammal Parks such as SeaWorld in California and could pave the way for other states such as Florida and Texas to pass similar laws, which would completely get rid of shows and breeding programs for each of SeaWorld's location.
The ban forces SeaWorld to change the way it displays orcas…
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