Exotic Incident #2429

Incident Date:
06/09/2016
Location:
San Diego, CA - USA
Facility Name:
SeaWorld San Diego
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Marine
Animal:
Pilot whale
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

A pilot whale named Bubbles died at SeaWorld San Diego. Bubbles, who was captured in the wild at a young age, spent over two decades at Marineland in CA before being moved to SeaWorld in 1987.

Action take by Born Free USA:

Notes:

http://www.cbs8.com/story/32190409/bubbles-the-pilot-whale-dies-at-seaworld