The killer whale, known as Kiska, had been in captivity for more than 40 years after being captured near Iceland as a youngster.
Last week, a whale dubbed"the world's loneliest orca" died, extinguishing any last hopes that she could be retired to a planned sanctuary.—a theme zoo and amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
"The news is devastating to all of us who have been working toward the time when she could be retired to [a] sanctuary," WSP President Lori Marino said in a statement after the news of the whale's death. The site provides a large amount of space and depths of up to around 60 feet for its residents to explore. The WSP hopes the sanctuary will provide a model for others to be built all over the world in the coming years.
Whales in captivity have usually been born there or were taken from the ocean when they were very young. As a result, they cannot be released into the wild because they do not have the required hunting skills or even the knowledge that a live fish is food, according to Marino. The perimeter net will be attached to a structure supporting a walkway measuring more than a mile long. This will provide staff with direct access to the sanctuary waters, enabling interactions with the whales, such as feeding.
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