Marineland
Inside the Controversy
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Publisher Description
On Wednesday, August 15, 2012, the red eyes of a harbour seal named Larry stared out from behind bars on the front page of the Toronto Star, in the first story of the series Inside Marineland. Larry immediately went viral as readers worried about his welfare and that of other animals at the tourist attraction. Linda Diebel had already spent four months searching out and interviewing Marineland whistleblowers. She was then joined by colleague Liam Casey, and they continued to investigate the park for another nine months.
Marineland: Inside the Controversy chronicles how the Star found out about Larry and other ailing or deceased animals at Marineland, including Smooshi the walrus and Skoot the baby beluga. The eRead details the digging that led to sources, and it explains how the series has galvanized a movement to increase oversight of marine parks and captive animals. It is a compelling look into the inner workings of both journalism and Marineland.
Star Dispatches is a weekly series of quality journalism in ebook form from the newsroom of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper.
Customer Reviews
Great Piece of Journalism
Ultimately a sad and troubling story of animal neglect and mismanagement at Marineland, methodically researched in detail by the authors. The eBook takes full advantage of multimedia to advance the story line and bring forth the clear evidence of neglect and lack of care for the mammals that so delight the public at Marineland. Now we know what goes on behind the stage and it's not pretty.
It would be simple to just blame the owner but there is plenty of blame to throw around. Part of the problem is the lack of any form of official standards for the care of these animals in Canada and regulations to ensure compliance. If nothing is done then we all own a share of the blame.
Congratulations to the authors on a great piece of investigatory journalism.