US EditionOttawa gives conditional OK for Marineland to export remaining belugas
Canada’s Fisheries Minister granted conditional approval for Marineland to export 30 belugas and four dolphins to select U.S. aquariums, pending health and transport confirmations.
- On Jan. 26, 2026, federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson provided conditional approval for the export of Marineland's remaining beluga whales to the United States, pending further information.
- Marineland presented an `urgent rescue solution` last week and several sources said it gave Ottawa an imminent deadline, threatening to kill or euthanize 30 belugas and four dolphins if permits were not issued.
- The park plans to ship the belugas and four dolphins to U.S. institutions, including Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Mystic Aquarium, Connecticut and SeaWorld.
- In a statement, the park said it has Thompson's support for relocating 30 belugas and thanked the Canadian government for `prioritizing the lives of these remarkable marine mammals`.
- They are the last whales being held in captivity in Canada, and Marineland's belugas cleared a significant hurdle after the Monday meeting with conditional export approval.
116 Articles
116 Articles
Canada's Marineland Whales Likely Headed to US
Canada's remaining captive whales appear to have avoided euthanasia after Ottawa agreed in principle to allow a shuttered theme park and zoo to ship them to aquariums in the United States, CBS News reports. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Monday she has given conditional approval for export permits covering 30...
The last whales held in captivity in Canada received a relief after the federal government granted conditional approval for the transfer of animals to the United States. The decision was announced on this Tuesday by the Minister of Fisheries, Joanne Thompson, after meeting with representatives of Marineland, thematic park closed in Niagara Falls, Ontario. A tourist ship comes on the coast of Oman and leaves three dead The plan provides for the e…
Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export belugas to U.S.
Marineland's belugas have a received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved a plan to export the last remaining captive whales in Canada to the United States.
Marineland whales could be coming to U.S.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Several whales at risk of being euthanized at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, could soon be coming to the United States after Canada's Fisheries Minister conditionally approved the shuttered park's proposal on Monday. Joanne Thompson said she met with park officials and will give the final permits to export the 30 [...]
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
