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Marine Protected Areas in Los Angeles

On January 1, 2012, Southern California will celebrate the grand opening of a series of underwater parks stretching from Santa Barbara to the U.S....
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Oil spill endangers life of Lolita and other marine mammals at Miami Seaquarium

As the oil from the BP spill continues to permeate the Gulf region, it has been estimated that it will hit Miami in early to mid August. The Miami...
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Kayak for the orca named Lolita on May 15th!

Attention kayakers! Orca Network is sponsoring a special demonstration on May 15th, also now known as the International Day of Protest for Lolita...
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Third graders work to help save the orca, Lolita

Lolita was a member of the southern resident orcas L pod, who reside for a good part of the year in the state of Washington. They swim, fish, and...
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The Cove wins the Oscar - The speech you didn't get to hear

I will never understand why people do the things they do. On Sunday night, everyone I know was sitting and waiting to see if The Cove would win the...
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SeaWorld's Disgrace

Dawn Brancheau, a veteran orca trainer at Florida’s SeaWorld, died Wednesday while attending to Tilikum, one of the park’s main...
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Call in day for Orca Lolita of Puget Sound L Pod - It's time for her to retire!

There will be another Call In Day to retire Lolita on January 23rd.Lolita is a member of L pod, one of the three resident pods in the state of...
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My wish for 2010 - create a sanctuary for marine mammals

My hope for the year 2010 is that people will finally realize that keeping orcas in captivity is wrong. These magnificent creatures swim 80-100...
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