Two belugas, four dolphins from Marineland heading to aquarium in Spain
The transfer is part of Marineland’s effort to rehome 30 belugas and four dolphins after the shuttered park said it could no longer care for them.
- On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Marineland moved two belugas and four dolphins to Oceanografic Valencia in Spain, marking the fifth relocation of animals from the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., facility.
- Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson previously blocked Marineland's planned sale of 30 belugas and four dolphins to China, citing a 2019 law banning whale captivity; the park faced financial insolvency and had threatened mass euthanasia.
- Dolphins Echo, Lida, Marina, and Tsunami represent Canada's last captive dolphins, departing alongside belugas Cleopatra and Jelly Bean in this international transit supported by American and Spanish aquariums.
- Six belugas remain at the Niagara Falls property, representing the last captive whales in Canada, with plans to transport them to an aquarium in the United States soon.
- This relocation is part of the world's largest collective move of captive whales, with previous groups shipped to SeaWorld in San Diego and San Antonio, the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, and the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
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Marineland dolphins, 2 more whales leave shut Ontario park for Spain, a beluga moved to U.S. dies
Trainers worked over several hours Wednesday morning at Marineland to load four dolphins and two belugas into tanks on transport trucks headed to Toronto's Pearson airport for the journey to Oceanografic Valencia in Spain, as the relocation of mammals at the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., park continued.
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Canada's last captive dolphins leave Marineland as one of its belugas dies in Chicago
NIAGARA FALLS — Canada's last captive dolphins are leaving Marineland for a new home in Spain while a beluga recently relocated from the park has died in a Chicago aquarium.
Belugas, 4 dolphins from Marineland heading to aquarium in Spain
Two belugas and four dolphins from Marineland are being moved today to an aquarium in Spain. This is the fifth move of whales from the shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., as it moves all of its animals off the property. Marineland is up for sale and has said it is running out of […]
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