Wikie and Keijo, the two remaining captive orcas in France, are set to move soon, but if that move is to a sanctuary is still undecided Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

The orca Keiko was taken from the wild as a young whale before spending most of his life in captivity. Once fans, especially children, of the 1993 film learned that the animal star didn't enjoy ...

The orca Keiko was taken from the wild as a young whale before spending most of his life in captivity. Once fans, especially children, of the 1993 film learned that the animal star didn't enjoy the ...

They thought Keiko would be happy if it was free. A while later they would discover the disastrous consequences. Free Willy in real life was not as beautiful as in the movie. And more than happiness, ...

The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to ...

This kind of project has been done before. Keiko, the orca that starred in the 1993 move Free Willy, was rescued from captivity in 1996 before being taken to a bay in Iceland in 1998. Unlike Wikie ...

The 2025 Innovator Award will honor Daniel Alarcón for his work on The Good Whale, which follows the life of Keiko, the orca who gained fame as the star of Free Willy. The awards show will take ...

HeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced the nominees for The iHeartPodcast ...

In 1996, Keiko, the killer whale that starred in the 1993 movie “Free Willy”, was rescued from captivity and taken to an ocean bay in Iceland two years later. He eventually left with a pod of ...

The high-profile category also includes the podcasts Three, Giggly Squad, Hysterical, The Telepathy Tapes, Who Killed JFK?, ...