A routine call to a conservation office led to a rare and emotional rescue this week after a pod of beluga whales became stranded in a shallow tidal pool near Churchill, Man.
World Whales and Dolphins Day 2026 recalls that the health of our oceans depends directly on cetaceans. These mammals regulate the global climate and sustain marine biodiversity, but human activity seriously threatens their survival throughout the planet. The fishing sector and chemical pollution destroy their habitats in the seas and oceans of the world. To this is added the captivity in recreational parks, which, although it generates a strong…