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The Penn Cove orca captures, which took place in the waters off Whidbey Island in 1970 were a dark chapter in the history of the orcas. The captures involved the live capture of orcas, also known as killer whales, for use in theme parks and aquariums around the world.

The first capture at Penn Cove had taken place in 1965, when a young orca was captured off the coast of California and sold to a theme park in San Diego. The success of this capture sparked a rush to capture more orcas, and soon, a network of capture boats and holding facilities was established to capture and transport orcas.

On August, 8 1970 a group of orcas were spotted in Penn Cove, a calm inlet on the eastern shore of Whidbey Island. The orcas were a pod of southern resident killer whales, a genetically distinct population of orcas that inhabit the waters of the Pacific Northwest. At the time the southern resident population was relatively unknown and there were no laws or regulations governing their capture.

A team of capture boats quickly descended on the pod, using nets and explosives to herd the orcas into a small area of the cove.

The captured orcas were loaded onto trucks and transported to holding facilities in Seattle and Vancouver, where they were trained and prepared for their new lives in captivity at theme parks and aquariums around the world. The captures were met with outrage from local residents and conservationists, who saw the orcas as an iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest and were appalled by the cruelty of the capture methods.

Orcas captured at Penn Cove on August 8, 1970

External links

The Penn Cove orca captures Whale and Dolphin Conservation Archived Jul 28, 2023

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-'''The Penn Cove orca captures''', which took place in the waters off Whidbey Island, Washington, were a dark chapter in the history of the orcas. The captures involved the live capture of orcas, also known as killer whales, for use in theme parks and aquariums around the world.
+The '''Penn Cove orca captures,''' which took place in the waters off Whidbey Island in 1970 were a dark chapter in the history of the [[Orca - Orcinus orca|orcas]]. The captures involved the live capture of orcas, also known as killer whales, for use in theme parks and aquariums around the world.
-The first capture took place in 1965, when a young orca was captured off the coast of California and sold to a theme park in San Diego. The success of this capture sparked a rush to capture more orcas, and soon, a network of capture boats and holding facilities was established to capture and transport orcas.
+The first capture at Penn Cove had taken place in 1965, when a young [[Orca - Orcinus orca|orca]] was captured off the coast of California and sold to a theme park in San Diego. The success of this capture sparked a rush to capture more orcas, and soon, a network of capture boats and holding facilities was established to capture and transport orcas.
-On August, 8 1970 a group of orcas were spotted in Penn Cove, a calm inlet on the eastern shore of Whidbey Island. The orcas were a pod of Southern Resident Killer Whales, a genetically distinct population of orcas that inhabit the waters of the Pacific Northwest. At the time, the Southern Resident population was relatively unknown, and there were no laws or regulations governing their capture.
+On August, 8 1970 a group of orcas were spotted in Penn Cove, a calm inlet on the eastern shore of Whidbey Island. The orcas were a pod of southern resident killer whales, a genetically distinct population of orcas that inhabit the waters of the Pacific Northwest. At the time the southern resident population was relatively unknown and there were no laws or regulations governing their capture.
-A team of capture boats quickly descended on the pod, using nets and explosives to herd the orcas into a small area of the cove. Over the next several weeks, dozens of orcas were captured, with some estimates putting the number as high as 60. <sup>[citation needed]</sup>
+A team of capture boats quickly descended on the pod, using nets and explosives to herd the orcas into a small area of the cove.
-The captured orcas were loaded onto trucks and transported to holding facilities in Seattle and Vancouver, where they were trained and prepared for their new lives in theme parks and aquariums around the world. The captures were met with outrage from local residents and conservationists, who saw the orcas as an iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest and were appalled by the cruelty of the capture methods.
+The captured orcas were loaded onto trucks and transported to holding facilities in Seattle and Vancouver, where they were trained and prepared for their new lives in captivity at theme parks and aquariums around the world. The captures were met with outrage from local residents and conservationists, who saw the [[Orca - Orcinus orca|orcas]] as an iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest and were appalled by the cruelty of the capture methods.
-== Orcas captured at Penn Cove in 1970 ==
+== Orcas captured at Penn Cove on August 8, 1970 ==
 * [[Chappy - orca|Chappy]]
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 == See also ==
+* [[Library:OrcaStories from Baby Wild Films Presents The Killer Whale People (video)]]
 * [[List of living captive orcas]]
 * [[List of deceased captive orcas]]
 * [[Lolita Slave to Entertainment - film]]
-[[Category:Needs reviewing]]
+== External links ==
+* [https://uk.whales.org/our-4-goals/end-captivity/the-penn-cove-orca-captures/ The Penn Cove orca captures] Whale and Dolphin Conservation [https://archive.ph/uN5S2 Archived] Jul 28, 2023
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