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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Two more beluga whales died in the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, informed the institution this Wednesday. Deaths occur after another beluga, transferred from a closed Canadian marine park, died last week during the international operation to remove the animals from the site.
2 More Whales Die at Chicago Aquarium
Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including one that was rehomed at the facility just weeks earlier as part of an international effort to rescue Canada's last captive whales, the aquarium announced Wednesday. Rain, a 20-year-old female, was the second to die out of a group...
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2 more beluga whales die at Chicago aquarium, including 1 recently rescued from Canada
Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including one that was moved in mid-August as part of an international effort to rescue Canada's last captive whales.
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