US EditionMarineland Seeks Federal Approval to Export Belugas to US Amid Euthanasia Warning
Marineland demands urgent export permits to move 30 belugas and 4 dolphins to U.S. aquariums or faces euthanasia, citing financial strain and land sale conditions.
- 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 issues new threat to euthanize 30 belugas at Niagara Falls, Ont., park
Marineland, the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., has told the federal government it will euthanize 30 captive belugas and four dolphins at the facility, unless Canada grants permission to ship them to the United States, CBC News has learned.
Marineland Now Seeking Permits to Ship Remaining Belugas to US: 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. 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 animals has…
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Canada park that threatened to kill whales wants to sell them to US
Canada's Marineland, which has threatened to kill its captive whales, wants government approval to sell the belugas to the United States after its China export proposal was rejected, an official and a former trainer said Thursday.
The amusement park wants to transfer the last captive cetaceans — whales and dolphins — to the United States, otherwise it could euthanize them.
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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