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Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S.: sources
Marineland demands swift federal approval to relocate 30 belugas and four dolphins to U.S. aquariums or face euthanasia, citing a land sale and financial strain.
- Marineland told Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson it offered a 'definitive and urgent' rescue plan to ship whales and dolphins to SeaWorld, Georgia Aquarium, Shedd Aquarium and Mystic Aquarium.
- Marineland, running out of funds, says it urgently needs federal support and faces a land sale for residential and commercial development conditional on animal removal.
- Veterinarians from SeaWorld, Georgia Aquarium, Shedd Aquarium and Mystic Aquarium inspected the beluga whales last week, and two male belugas have been receiving medical treatment on and off.
- Marineland warned Ottawa it would euthanize 30 belugas and four dolphins without immediate export permits, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson's office confirmed it will review the new permits expeditiously.
- Since 2019, an ongoing tally shows Twenty whales have died at Marineland, while Fisheries Minister Thompson previously denied a transfer to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom; the Free Willy bill bans breeding and limits exports.
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Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S: Sources
Marineland has presented a plan to the federal government to ship the last remaining captive whales and dolphins in Canada to several institutions in the United States, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S.: sources
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Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S.: sources – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Marineland has presented a plan to the federal government to ship the last remaining captive whales and dolphins in Canada to several institutions in the United States, The Canadian Press has learned. But the theme park also gave Ottawa an imminent deadline to issue export permits or it will proceed with its backup plan to kill 30 belugas and four dolphins, said several sources with Marineland who added that a euthanasia plan for the a…
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