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Another beluga whale sent from Marineland to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has died
The deaths come after Shedd took in 30 beluga whales from a closed Canadian marine park, with teams providing round-the-clock care.
- On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, Rain, a 20-year-old rescued beluga, and Beethoven, a 34-year-old resident beluga, died at the Shedd Aquarium despite immediate lifesaving measures by animal care teams.
- Following the 2024 closure of Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the Shedd is helping to re-home 30 beluga whales that the facility lacked funding to care for properly.
- Peekachu, a 23-year-old beluga also brought to Chicago as part of the rescue, died one week earlier, marking the third death among relocated whales in recent days.
- Shedd officials stated that necropsies, blood tests, and additional exams are underway, though the aquarium noted it is "impossible to know if these passings are isolated or related."
- Animal care teams continue monitoring the remaining population around the clock, while Shedd affirmed its "commitment to these whales and their second chance remains unchanged" despite the losses.
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