There was a hubbub recently when Tilikum, a resident of Orlando’s SeaWorld theme park, attacked and killed one of his trainers, 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau. People were surprised that a killer whale ...

Oregonians might remember the story of Keiko, the captive killer whale who starred in the “Free Willy” films — and who became the focus of a real-life effort almost 20 years ago to rescue him and then ...