Campaigners call for 'loneliest whale' to be retired
Kiska, who's been alone in her water park home for a decade, was filmed banging against the side of her tank.
An orca dubbed 'the loneliest whale in the world' should be allowed to retire to a sea sanctuary according to campaigners, after she was filmed smashing her head against the side of the tank. Campaigners say they believe the behaviour is a sign of stress and distress.
Kiska is 44 and has been in captivity for most of her life. She's spent the last 10 years alone in her tank at MarineLand in Niagara Falls, Canada, after outliving her five babies.
She's one of 57 killer whales living in marine parks - but thousands more dolphins and whales are kept in captivity around the world.
End-captivity campaigner Rob Lott is from the Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society:
"What we'd like to see is Kiska to be retired to a coastal sanctuary... I think she's really paid her dues now to the marine park industry... She was only 3 years old when she was captured (so) she'd probably still need to be under human care, but she'd have a taste of freedom... where she'd be able to feel the ocean, taste the ocean for the first time in 40 years."
(Photo: Screen shot from video posted by campaigners. Credit: Phil Demers via YouTube)
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