Fourth Marineland whale dies after relocation, third at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
The death follows three other belugas moved from Marineland, and the aquarium said a full necropsy will be conducted.
- A fourth beluga whale that was moved out of Marineland in July has died, marking another loss among the animals relocated from the Niagara Falls, Ont., facility.
- Marineland cited financial constraints as the reason it could no longer care for its animals, prompting the relocation of a pod of 30 belugas over six weeks this summer.
- Shedd Aquarium in Chicago accepted 10 of these belugas, but three have since died alongside one longtime resident, including 26-year-old Osiris, who had issues eating since arriving.
- Separately, another Marineland beluga died last week at Oceanografic Valencia, further impacting the group dispersed following the closure of the Niagara Falls park.
- Shedd Aquarium has not identified a cause of death for Osiris, though the aquarium continues monitoring the remaining belugas after the complex relocation effort.
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Fourth Marineland whale dies after relocation, third at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
A fourth whale that was moved out of Marineland in July has died after struggling with its health after arriving at her new home in Chicago, Shedd Aquarium said Monday. The park said 26-year-old Osiris died Monday morning. The female beluga was one of 10 that came to Shedd from Marineland, the shuttered tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, […]
3rd beluga whale dies after being moved to Shedd Aquarium from shuttered Marineland in Canada
<p>A beluga whale has died at the Shedd Aquarium after being transferred there from the shuttered Marineland aquarium in Ontario, Canada.</p><p>It was the third from Marineland to die at the Shedd, and the fourth from Marineland overall. </p><p>Osiris, a 26-year-old female beluga of "clinical concern," died Monday, the Shedd announced in a blog post. Her condition had been closely monitored since she arrived at the Shedd in late July, and she ha…
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