A whale of an ecosystem issue, by Ben Jealous | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA

Thanks to 20th century aquariums and marine theme parks, orcas – also known as killer whales – are the most iconic whales in America. When the public learned their captivity involved torture, orca shows disappeared from those parks, as they should have. Now there are signs that certain groups of orcas could disappear entirely.

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