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Chicago aquarium shares health update on Marineland belugas after whale deaths
Shedd says several transferred whales show clinical concerns as it monitors hydration, breathing and eating while awaiting lab results after multiple deaths.
- On Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, experts transported 'Tofino,' the final beluga whale in Canada, from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., to a U.S. aquarium, ending whale captivity in Canada.
- Marineland, now for sale, shipped 30 belugas and four dolphins to five aquariums in the United States and Spain after the government blocked an earlier plan to move whales to China.
- In a Friday statement, Shedd Aquarium reported several transferred belugas have clinical health concerns, conducting round-the-clock supervision and monitoring hydration, breathing rates, and swim patterns.
- Multiple whales have died following relocation, including Peekachu at Shedd on Aug. 25; in 2021, two of five whales moved to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut died within a year.
- Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson approved the transfers after Marineland claimed the whales were healthy, though Mystic alleged the animals had pre-existing conditions when leaving Niagara Falls.
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