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New Report Suggests Less Stress For SeaWorld Killer Whales

POSTED: 6:21 pm PST February 27, 2007
UPDATED: 8:57 pm PST February 27, 2007

A new report is recommending trainers at SeaWorld try to reduce the stress experienced by killer whales, 10News reported.

The report released Tuesday by CAL/OSHA is in response to an attack by a killer whale that left a trainer injured.

The 39-year-old trainer was bit and dragged under water by a killer whale during a performance in November.

The trainer broke a bone in his left foot, but was able to make a full recovery.

Among the recommendations issued by CAL/OSHA:
  • Allow trainers sufficient time to focus on the care and training of the killer whales
  • Have more orcas within the population
  • Eliminate the stress within the performing population of orcas
  • Investigate portable breathing devices that could be worn by trainers whenever they enter the pool with a killer whale
  • Improve communication methods in the stadium

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