Rescued Beluga Whales Begin New Life at Shedd Aquarium After Years in Troubled Canadian Park
NOAA approved the transfer under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and 28 of the belugas are headed to U.S. aquariums.
- On Tuesday, four female beluga whales arrived at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, marking the first phase of an international rescue mission to relocate 30 whales from Marineland, a defunct Canadian water park.
- Marineland closed in 2024 amid financial instability and animal welfare accusations; after Canadian authorities blocked an export plan to China, the park threatened to euthanize the remaining belugas.
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration approved the rescue under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, with 28 whales destined for U.S. facilities including SeaWorld San Antonio and Georgia Aquarium.
- Camille Labchuk, executive director of Animal Justice, expressed concern the transfer could undermine Canada's 'Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act,' demanding guarantees receiving aquariums will not breed the animals.
- Neuroscientist and Whale Sanctuary Project president Marino argues these whales deserve sanctuary life rather than continued captivity, as the group raises $15 million to build North America's first coastal whale refuge.
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4 Beluga Whales from Shuttered Canadian Park Arrive at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium After Rescue (LOOK)
When GNN reported last week that Canadian and US authorities approved the emergency transfer of some 30 beluga whales from a closed theme park in Ontario, little had been released about how one goes about moving a several ton marine mammal across state boundaries. Then, news broke that 4 of those 30 whales had already […] The post 4 Beluga Whales from Shuttered Canadian Park Arrive at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium After Rescue (LOOK) appeared first o…
When a theme park in Canada closed in 2024, 30 belugas were suddenly homeless. Now four of them have found a new home in the United States.
World's biggest marine mammal rescue begins in Canada as 30 beluga whales are relocated from shuttered Marineland after euthanasia fears
Rest of World News: One of the largest marine mammal rescue operations ever attempted is underway in Canada as experts begin relocating 30 beluga whales from the now-clos.
First beluga whales from Marineland arrive in Texas as international rescue effort gets underway
Two beluga whales settled into their new home at SeaWorld San Antonio this week following an international relocation mission from shuttered Canadian theme park Marineland.
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