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Interview:Free Bunka with Mark Stratton Nikita Dhawan speaks with Mark Stratton about the campaign to free Bunka. Nikita: Hi Mark, can you start by giving us some background information about the campaign and the conditions Bunka is living in?

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This is a list of orcas that died in captivity.

Name	Sex	Breed	Origin: Captured, Rescued, Captive-Born	Birth / Capture Date	Birth / Capture Location	Date of death	Age at death	Cause of death	Location of death
Ahab	Male	100% Southern Resident	Captured	1960, (est.) – Birth 1968, Oct 15 – Capture	Bainbridge Island, WA	1972, Sept 27	12	Unknown	U.S. Navy (Hawaii)
Ai	Female	100% Icelandic	Captured	1988 (est.) – Birth 1989, Oct – Capture	Hornafjordur, Iceland	1995, Aug 28	7	Candidiasis	Nanki Shirahama Adventure World
Amaya	Female	93.75% Icelandic – 6.25% Southern Residents	Captive born	Dec 2, 2014	SeaWorld San Diego	Aug 19, 2021	6	Gastrointestinal disease	SeaWorld San Diego
Argentinian Capture (MM-OO-C9201)	Unknown	100% Argentinian Transient	Captured	Unknown – 17 November 1992	Samborombon Bay, Argentina	1992, Nov 17	Unknown	Stranding complications	Samborombon Bay Argentina/Transport Truck/Mundo Marino
Baby Shamu ll	Female	50% Icelandic – 50% Southern Residents	Captive born	1986, Jan 5	SeaWorld, San Diego	1986, Jan 16	11 Days	Heart Defect/Respiratory Virus	SeaWorld, San Diego
Belen (Bethlehem)	Female	100% Argentinian	Captured	Unknown Birth/Age 1988, Jan 6 – Capture	Samborom Bay, Argentina	2000, Feb 4	12+	Unknown	Mundo Marino
Benkei	Male	100% Japanese	Captured	1971 (est.) -Birth 1979, Feb 26 -Capture	Taiji, Japan	1989, Feb	16	Acute Pneumonia	Nanki Shirahama Adventure World
Benkei II	Male	100% Icelandic	Captured	1979 (est.) -Birth 1980, Oct 24 -Capture	Alvidra, Iceland	1983, July	3	Malignant Lymphoma	Nanki Shirahama Adventure World
Benkei III	Male	100% Japanese	Captured	1981 (est.) -Birth 1982, Feb 12 -Capture	Taiji, Japan	1983, December	2	Unknown	Private Residence, Japan
Dzul-ha
Jumbo
Kalina (Baby Shamu)	Female	50% Icelandic – 50% Southern Residents	Captive born	1985, Sep 26	SeaWorld, Orlando	2010, Oct 4	25	Bacteremia septicemia	SeaWorld, Orlando
Kandu	Female	100% Southern Resident	Captured	1966 (est.) – Birth 1967, Feb 15 – Capture	Washington, USA	1971, Feb 3	5	Pneumonia/liver necrosis	SeaWorld San Diego
Kandu II	Female	100% Southern Resident	Captured	1968 (est.) – Born 1971, Aug – Capture	Washington, USA	1979, Oct	11	Pneumonia	Marineland Ontario
Kasatka	Female	100% Icelandic	Captured	1976, Dec (est.) – Birth 1978, Oct 26 – Capture	Tvisker, Iceland	2017, Aug 15	41	Respiratory disease	SeaWorld, San Diego
Kayla	Female	50% Icelandic – 50% Northern Residents	Captive born	1988, Nov 26	SeaWorld, San Antonio	2019, Jan 28	30	Lung disease	SeaWorld, Orlando
Keiko (Siggi Bent Fin)	Male	100% Icelandic	Captured	1977 (est.), Nov – Birth 1979, Nov – Capture 2002, Jul 15 – Release	Medallandsbugt, Iceland	2003, Dec 12	26	Acute pneumonia	Taknes Bay, Skålvikfjord, Norway
Kenau
Kirill (Cyril)	Male	100% Russian	Captured	2018, Aug – Capture 2017(est.) – Birth	Near Srednyaya Bay, Russia	2019, Feb	1	Deterioration in health	Center for Adaptation Of Marine Mammals
Kiska	Female	100% Icelandic	Captured	1977 (est.) - Birth 1979, Nov – Capture	Ingólfshöfði, Iceland	2023, Mar 9	47	Bacterial Infection	MarineLand - Niagara Falls
Kiva	Female	100% Northern Resident	Captive born	1982, 16 Jun	Marineland California	1982, Aug 3	1 Month	Respiratory failure	Marineland California
Kona II
Kyara	Female	100% Icelandic	Captive born	2017, Apr 17	SeaWorld, San Antonio	2017, Jul 24	3 Months	Infection (possibly pneumonia)	SeaWorld, San Antonio
Lupa
Magnus
Nakai	Male	100% Icelandic	Captive born	2001, Sep 1	SeaWorld San Diego	2022, Aug 4	20 years	Infection	SeaWorld San Diego
Nepo
Nootka III
Pascuala	Female	100% Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP)	Rescued	2007, Feb (est.) – Born 2007, Apr 10 – Capture	Bay of Mantanchen, Mexico	2007, Jun 10	2 months	Immune system failure, malnutrition, infection	Vallarta Dolphin Adventures
Patty (Freyja)	Female	100% Icelandic	Captured	1982 (est.) – Birth 1984, Nov – Capture	Reydarfjordur, Iceland	1987, Sep 6	5	Acute enteritis	Kamogawa Sea World
Ramu IV
Sacchi	Female	100% Japanese	Captured	Unknown Birth 1982, Feb – Capture	Taiji, Japan	1984, Apr	11+	Pneumonia	Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa City, Japan
Sacchi's Calf (no name)	Male	100% Japanese	Captive born	1982, May	Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa City, Japan	1982, May	10 Days	Brain abscess	Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa City, Japan
Sandy
Shawn
Skyla	Female	75% Icelandic – 25% Southern Resident	Captive Born	2004, 9 Feb	SeaWorld Orlando	2021, March 11	17	Intestinal torsion	Loro Parque, Spain
Taima	Female	50% Icelandic – 50% Bigg's Transient	Captive born	1989, 11 Jul	SeaWorld, Orlando	2010, Jun 6	20	Placenta previa	SeaWorld, Orlando
Tilikum	Male	100% Icelandic	Captured	1983, Nov 9 Captured 1981 (est.) Birth	Berufjörður, Iceland	2017, Jan 6	35	Bacterial pneumonia	SeaWorld, Orlando
Tula	Male	Northern Resident Orca	Captured	1968, July 18	Queen Charlotte Strait, near Malcolm Island	1968, Oct 23	3 Years (est.)	Brain hemorrhage, ruptured blood vessel, fungal kidney infection	Dolfinarium Harderwijk
Ula	Female	50% Norwegian – 37.5% Icelandic – 12.5% Southern Resident	Captive born	2018, Sept 22	Loro Parque, Spain	2021, Aug 11	2	Twisted intestine	Loro Parque, Spain
Vicky	Female	87.5% Icelandic – 12.5 Southern Residents	Captive born	2012, Aug 3	Loro Parque, Spain	2013, Jun 16	10 Months	Intestinal issues	Loro Parque, Spain
Wanda	Female	North Pacific Offshore	Captured	1961, Nov 18	Newport Harbor, California	1961, Nov 20	Mature	Brain trauma, pneumonia, gastroenteritis secondary to nematode infestation	Marineland of the Pacific
Winnie - orca
Winston	Male	100% Southern Resident	Captured	8 August 1970	Haro Strait, Washington	1986, Apr 28	19	Chronic cardiovascular failure	SeaWorld, San Diego