Following controversy, SeaWorld San Diego will expand its orca environment

Following controversy, SeaWorld San Diego will expand its orca environment
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In an attempt to fight back against the Blackfish backlash, SeaWorld San Diego announced it will double the size of its orca environment.

That's not all: SeaWorld will also spend $10 million more to research killer whales and establish an advisory committee to oversee its orca program, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.