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The captured orcas were loaded onto trucks and transported to holding facilities in Seattle and Vancouver, where they were trained and prepared for their new lives in captivity at theme parks and aquariums around the world. The captures were met with outrage from local residents and conservationists, who saw the [[Orca - Orcinus orca|orcas]] as an iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest and were appalled by the cruelty of the capture methods. | The captured orcas were loaded onto trucks and transported to holding facilities in Seattle and Vancouver, where they were trained and prepared for their new lives in captivity at theme parks and aquariums around the world. The captures were met with outrage from local residents and conservationists, who saw the [[Orca - Orcinus orca|orcas]] as an iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest and were appalled by the cruelty of the capture methods. | ||
== Orcas captured at Penn Cove | == Orcas captured at Penn Cove on August 8, 1970 == | ||
* [[Chappy - orca|Chappy]] | * [[Chappy - orca|Chappy]] | ||