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SeaWorld Killer Whale Trainers To Get Back In Water
ORLANDO (CBS4) – It’s been exactly one year since killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau died after an Orca grabbed her hair and dragged her into a pool at Sea World Orlando. On this anniversary, Sea...
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Toothache Gone, Lolita’s Killer Whale Show Goes On
KEY BISCAYNE (CBS4) — South Florida marine super star Lolita the Killer Whale has recovered from a toothache and her popular show at the Miami Seaquarium re-opens Thursday. The star attraction at the...
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Killer Whale Returns To SeaWorld Show
ORLANDO (CBS4) – A 6-ton killer whale that killed one of its trainers last year performed for the first time since the incident at SeaWorld in Orlando. The orca named Tilikum participated in the park’s...
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Family Fights To Seal Pictures Of Whale Trainer Death
ORLANDO (CBS4) – It’s been more than a year and half since a SeaWorld Orlando trainer was killed in an accident with a killer whale but the family of Dawn Brancheau is still fighting to keep images of...
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Family Loses Bid To Seal SeaWorld Death Images
ORLANDO (CBS4) – The family of a SeaWorld Orlando trainer who was killed by a killer whale at the park lost their request to block the release of video and photos of her death. A federal judge in...
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Seaworld Orlando Fighting OSHA Findings In Trainer’s Death
ORLANDO (CBS4) – A Government attorney said Monday that SeaWorld Orlando’s policy of relying on trainers to recognize when a killer whale poses a safety threat leaves gaps that can lead to injury or...
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Video Of SeaWorld Death Not Shown At Hearing
SANFORD (CBS4) – During the second day of hearings which will determine if SeaWorld Orlando should have to pay hefty fines levied by a federal job safety agency after the death of a killer whale...
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Training Protocols On Display At SeaWorld Hearing
SANFORD (CBS4) – SeaWorld Orlando will continue to defend itself at a hearing Wednesday to determine if the park must pay $75,000 in fines a federal agency assessed it following the death of a killer...
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Day 4 Of Testimony Resumes In SeaWorld Hearing
SANFORD (CBS4) – It is the fourth day of testimony Thursday in the hearing involving SeaWorld Orlando and a federal job safety agency which wants the theme park to pay $75,000 in fines from three...
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SeaWorld Hearing To Go Into October
ORLANDO (CBS4) – The SeaWorld hearing in Orlando will last longer than expected. An administrative law judge will eventually decide whether the theme park should be forced to pay $75,000 in fines for...
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Lawsuit To Free Lolita The Killer Whale Dismissed
SEATTLE (CBSMiami/AP) — South Florida marine super star Lolita the killer whale will remain in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium after a federal judge in Tacoma, Wash., dismissed a lawsuit aimed at...
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Caught On Tape: Whale Nearly Drowns SeaWorld Trainer
LOS ANGELES (CBSMiami) — A newly released video is re-igniting a debate over safety at SeaWorld. The 15-minute tape, shown at a government court hearing in September, shows a killer whale dragging her...
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Killer Whales Chase Couple On Anniversary
TAMPA (CBS4) – A couple decided to take a trip to Mexico for their anniversary. The trip turned out to be the experience of a lifetime thanks to some killer whales and a chase that shook up what was...
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Orcas Give Tampa Couple Surprise Anniversary Present
TAMPA (CBSMiami) – Laura Howard and her husband Rich decided to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary off the coast of Baja California last year. They were going to dive with the seals in the sea of...
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Drowning Of Trainer Spurs Changes At SeaWorld
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — Following the death of a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando, the theme park has made a good faith effort toward new workplace safety goals. SeaWorld didn’t skip a deadline to have new...
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SeaWorld Appeals To Put Trainers Back In Water
ORLANDO (CBSMiami) — Florida marine theme park SeaWorld Orlando is appealing a federal ruling that prevents its trainers from getting into the water with killer whales during performances. A federal...
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SeaWorld Questions Ethics Of OSHA Investigator
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — An Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigator is in deep waters after being called out by SeaWorld. The marine-life based theme park filed a complaint against OHSA...
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“Blackfish” Director Responds To SeaWorld’s Allegations
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — SeaWorld questioned a director’s contact with an Occupational Safety and Health Administration last week for the making of the documentary “Blackfish”. Now, the director of the...
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Some SeaWorld Mammals Survive Longer In Captivity
ORLANDO (CBS/AP) — Amid controversy over the treatment of animals at one of Florida’s most popular theme-parks, a new report is shining a positive light on marine mammal’s life expectancy in the park....
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Fight Over Lolita’s Freedom Now Center On Federal Appeals Court
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_2403201517083100000AA.mp4 Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Animal rights activists have been very vocal, even serving as literal...
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Protesters Rally Nationwide In Support Of Lolita, The Killer Whale
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Supporters of Lolita, the Killer Whale held a protest on Saturday at the Miami Seaquarium. Around 30 to 40 people rallied outside the...
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Appeals Court Sides With Seaquarium In Lolita Fight
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Animal rights groups have lost another round in court in their efforts to free Lolita the killer whale from the Miami Seaquarium. Lolita...
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Lawsuit: Captive Miami Orca Violates Endangered Species Act
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiamiAP) — Animal rights activists have filed a lawsuit against the Miami Seaquarium stating the park is violating the Endangered Species Act by...
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SeaWorld Admits To Infiltrating Animal Rights Group
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — SeaWorld has acknowledged that it planted employees into an animal rights group that had opposed the practices of the theme park. The...
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Last Killer Whale Born At SeaWorld Park
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — It’s an orca! Just over a year after SeaWorld announced that they would be ending their killer whale breeding program, a baby orca was born...
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Last Orca Born Under SeaWorld Breeding Program Has Died
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) – The last killer whale born under SeaWorld’s former orca-breeding program has died. Kyara, who was born at SeaWorld San Antonio to...
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Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A 30-year-old killer whale named Kayla has died at SeaWorld’s Orlando park, officials announced Monday. SeaWorld officials say a cause of...
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