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Coverage dated June 15, 2023

A decade after outcry, SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE, its first venture outside the US

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals, has opened a massive new…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    A decade after outcry, SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE, its first venture outside the US (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals, has opened a massive new…

  2. Portland Press Herald

    SeaWorld opens orca-free park in United Arab Emirates (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Scrutiny of the theme park peaked after the release of the 2013 documentary 'Blackfish.'

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates >> The U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals, has opened a massive new aquatic life park in the United Arab Emirates, its first outside the United States.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    A decade after outcry, SeaWorld launches an orca-free park — in the United Arab Emirates (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    SeaWorld, which has hit by controversy over its treatment of killer whales, has opened a massive new aquatic life park in the United Arab Emirates.

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