This page consists a list of killer whale captures. The first capture happened in 1961 and the newest confirmed capture happened in around 2016.
Sorted from first to current captures(then by age and name).
Name | Sex | Capture Location | Age at Capture | Ecotype | Date of Capture | Facility Sold to | Date of Death |
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Wanda | F | Newport Harbor, California | 10+ | Offshore (Biggs?) | 18th of November, 1961 | Marineland of the Pacific | 20th of November, 1961 |
Moby Doll | M | Saturna Island, British Columbia | <7 | Southern Resident | 16th of July, 1964 | Vancouver Aquarium | 9th of October, 1964 |
Namu (C11) | M | Warrior Cove, Namu, British Columbia | 9+ | Northern Resident | 23rd of June, 1965 | Seattle Marine Aquarium | 9th of July, 1966 |
C15 "Juliet" | ? | Warrior Cove, Namu, British Columbia | Unknown (Young) | Northern Resident | 23rd of June, 1965 | Escaped Before Bought | Escaped - 25th of June, 1965 |
HB-00-C6501 | F | Henderson Bay, Washington | Adult | Southern Resident | 30th of October, 1965 | None (Henderson Bay) | 30th of October, 1965 |
"Shamu's Mother" | F | Henderson Bay, Washington | 15+ | Southern Resident | 31st of October, 1965 | None (Henderson Bay) | 1st of November, 1965 |
Shamu | F | Henderson Bay, Washington | 4 | Southern Resident | 31st of October, 1965 | SeaWorld San Diego | 29th of August, 1971 |
SS-00-C6601 | F | Salish Sea? | ? | Southern Resident? | 5th of January, 1966 | None (Salish Sea) | Escaped 9th of January, 1966 |