Endangered Seabirds and others

    Sea Lion - Endangered 

• Climate change 
• Entanglement in fishing gear 

    Marine Iguana - Vulnerable 

• Climate change

  Galapagos Penguin - Endangered 

• Ocean pollution
• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Climate change 

  Polar Bear - Vulnerable 

• Climate change 
• Oil spills 
• Unsustainable hunting

  Narwhal - Near Threat 

• Oil spills 
• Noise pollution 

  Black-fronted Tern - Endangered 

• Habitat destruction

  New Zealand Storm-petrel - Critically Endangered 

• Predatory threats 

  Abbotts Booby - Endangered 

• Loss of habitat 

  Amsterdam Albatross - Critically Endangered 

• Degradation of feeding sites 

  

Lost Freedom; 30-40

• Patches, captured in 1969 at less than 1 years old, died 1 year later at Marineland California - abscess and salmonellasis.

•   Kenny, captured in 1969 at 4 years old, died 2 years later at Marineland California - pneumonia.

•  Nepo, captured in 1969 at 2 years old, died 10 years later at Marine World California - acute bronchopneumonia. 

• Yaka, captured in 1969 at 1 years old, died 28 years later at Marine World California - upper respiratory infection. 

• No name, captured in 1970 at 5 years old, unknown time of death at Seattle Marine Aquarium - unknown.

• Scarredjaw Cow/T3, captured in 1970 at 8 years old, died 2 months later at Sealand Victoria - malnutrition. 

• Chimo/T4, captured in 1970 at 2 years old, died 2 years later at Sealand Victoria - blood poisoning. 

• Nootka, captured in 1970 at 4 years old, died 20 years later at Seaworld San Diego - unknown. 

• Lil Nootka, captured in 1970 at 1 years old, died 7 months later at Sea-Arama - asphyxiation. 

• Ramu 4, captured in 1970 at 2 years old, died 1 year later at Marineland Australia - unknown.

Endangered Turtles, Fish and Shark

    Leatherback Turtles - Vulnerable 

• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Habitat loss

  Green Sea Turtle - Endangered 

• Entanglement in fishing gear 
• Habitat loss

  Loggerhead Turtles - Vulnerable 

• Entanglement in fishing gear 

  Hawksbill Turtle - Critically Endangered 

• Turtle shell trade 

  Olive Ridley Turtle - Vulnerable 

• Climate change 

  Kemp's Ridley Turtle - Critically Endangered 

• Habitat loss 
• Turtle shell trade 
• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Climate change 
• Ocean pollution 

  

  Humphead Wrasse - Endangered

• Overfishing 

  Pacific Salmon - 

• Poaching 
• Habitat destruction 
• Climate Change 

  Bluefin Tuna - Endangered 

• Pirate fishing 

  Yellowfin Tuna - Near Threat 

• Overfishing 

   Albacore Tuna - Near Threat 

• Overfishing

  Bigeye Tuna - Vulnerable 

• Overfishing

  Great White Shark - Vulnerable 

• Shark finning
• Entanglement in fishing gear

  Basking Shark - Vulnerable 

• Shark finning

  Dusky Shark - Vulnerable 

• Shark finning

  Scalloped Hammerhead - Endangered 

• Shark finning

Lost Freedom; 20-30

• Hyak 2/Tung-Jen, captured in 1968 at 1 years old, died 23 years later at Vancouver Aquarium - pneumonia. 

• No name, bred in 1968, died in Marine World California - stillbirth. 

• Ahab, captured in 1968 at 8 years old, died 5 years later at U.S Navy Hawaii - unknown.

• Cuddles, captured in 1968 at 2 years old, died 5 years later at Dudley Zoo - abscess.

• Mamuk, captured in 1968 at 3 years old, died 5 years later at Sea-Arama - blood poisoning. 

• Haida, captured in 1968 at 4 years old, died 14 years later at Sealand Victoria - lung infection.  

• No name, bred in 1968, died at Marine World California - stillbirth.

• No name, captured in 1969 at 5 years old, unknown time of death at Seattle Marine Aquarium - unknown. 

• Ramu 2, captured in 1969 at 9 years old, died 1 year later at Marineland Australia - unknown. 

• Calypso, captured in 1969 at 6 years old, died 1 year later at Marineland Antibes - unknown. 

 

Straw By Request Movement

     The "straw by request" movement is taking restaurants, cafes, hotels and cities by storm. When a straw is requested you get an alternative to plastic. This movement is slowly making our oceans a safer place. 

     Here is a list of places on the straw by request movement:

• Joe Coffee, 100% compostable cornstarch straws upon request
• Teds Montana Grill, paper straws upon request
• Luke's Lobster, upon request 
• Inday, upon request
• Revival Food Hall, upon request
• Lettuce Entertain You, paper straws upon request
• Fox Restaurant Concepts, eco friendly straw upon request 
• Starbucks, strawless lid
• Eataly, no straw 
• Intelligenstia Coffee, compostable straw upon request or $3 metal straw 
• Shake Shack, no straw 
• Edition Hotels, no straw
• Royal Caribbean Cruise, no straw 
• 1Hotels, biodegradable straw upon request 
• Hilton, no straw 
• Sixty Hotels, no straw
• Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, compostable or metal straws or no straw 
• Four Seasons, paper, bamboo or cornstarch straws 
• Hyatt Hotels, eco friendly option upon request 
• Alameda, California, straw upon request and reusable foodware
• Carmel, California, straws upon request, and biodegradable, compostable or recycled foodware
• Davis, California, straw upon request only 
• Manhattan Beach, California, straw upon request only, and non-plastic foodware 
• Oakland, California, straw upon request only 
• San Luis Obispo, California, straws upon request only
• Miami Beach, Florida, straw upon request only
• Ikea, phasing out straws and other plastic ware

  

Endangered Dolphins, Whales and Porpoise

  Vaquita - Critically Endangered 

• Entanglement in fishing gear 

  Whale Shark - Endangered 

• High value in shark fishing industry 
• Entanglement in fishing gear 
• Injury from boat propellers from whale shark tourism 

  Dugong - Vulnerable 

• Sea grass habitat loss
• Coastal development 
• Ocean pollution 
• Entanglement in fishing gear

   Maui Dolphin - Critically Endangered

• Entanglement of fishing gear
• Ocean pollution 
• Boat collisions 

  Hector Dolphin - Endangered 

• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Ocean pollution 
• Habitat loss
• Boat collisions 

  Indus and Ganges River Dolphin - Endangered

• Habitat loss
• Ocean pollution 
• Entanglement in fishing gear

  Southern Resident Killer Whale/Orca - Near Threat 

• Loss of salmon prey
• Chemical contamination 
• Noise pollution 
• Military activity
• Boat collision 
• Oil spill
• Entanglement in fishing gear

  Beluga Whale - Near Threat 

• Habitat destruction
• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Ocean pollution
• Noise pollution 

  North Atlantic Right Whale - Critically Endangered 

• Boat collisions 
• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Noise pollution 

  Western North Pacific Gray Whale - Critically Endangered

• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Noise pollution 
• Boat collision 

  Blue Whale - Endangered 

• Boat collision 
• Entanglement in fishing gear

  Sei Whale - Endangered 

• Whaling 
• Climate change
• Ocean pollution
• Entanglement in fishing gear
• Boat collision 

  Fin Whale - Endangered 

• Whaling 
• Climate change 
• Habitat loss
• Chemical contamination

Their Story; Orkid.

Picture from www.orcahome.de

     My name is Orkid, I was born in Seaworld San Diego, September of 1988. My parents are Kandu 5 and Orky 2, and I am the oldest captive-born orca. I was named after my das Orky who died just a few days after I was born. 

     In 1989 when I was only 11 months old, my mom was involved in a fatal accident with Corky 2. My mom attacked Corky and crashed into a wall, she died of hemorrhaging. Corky became my adopted mother and we are still together to this day and very close. 

     I love making new friends, and I get along with most everyone around me. I had a very close relationship with Kasatka for a while, I'm also close with Keet, Shouka and Ikaika. I used to have issues with Ulises in the past but we get along okay now. I've mated with lots of guys but I've never gotten pregnant. 

     I have had some pretty bad incidents with my trainers, I have been involved in 17 of 87 attacks on them. In 2002, Splash and I attacked a trainer named Tamarie. In 2006 I attacked another trainer attempting to do a sonogram. I've also dragged trainers underwater and wasn't allowed to perform in waterworks shows after that. As of lately, no one has reported much on me, I'm still in my tank in San Diego, performing every day with my best friend Nakai.