I know this doesn't have anything to do with ocean conservation itself, but I feel like this is a big step forward towards ending animals used as entertainment. Here is a link to the article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...ants/24423553/
I don't see why though that they will end them in 2018 and not sooner, but I guess you could say it's better than nothing (trying to stay on the optimistic side here). I've read terrible stories about the treatment of elephants such as the hanging of Murderous Mary (I've never done it, but looking her up in the Google search engine is probably not a good idea considering there are some disturbing images of the event that may pop up. If you're interested in reading about that though, then search for the story on http://themoonlitroad.com/).
So hearing about this news has really made my day. I also hope Sea World hears about this as well.
Has anyone gone to any of their shows in the past (the Ringling Bros.' Circus)? I'm curious of how you thought of it. My parents took me to see it when I was like 3 or 4, but I barely remember a thing.