Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on 9 June 2023. Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on 9 June 2023. Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock ‘A life of captivity’: Canada refuses marine park’s request to export its whales to ChinaFisheries minister says rehoming Marineland’s cetaceans in China would only ‘perpetuate the treatment’ the whales have endured Canada’s government has refused a request by the beleaguered Marineland theme park to export its remaining 30 beluga whales to China due to concerns that the whales will face further mistreatment.Marineland, an amusement park, zoo and aquarium in Niagara Falls, has one of the largest captive whale populations in the world, and has long been mired in controversy amid reports of poor conditions for the animals on display.Twenty whales, 19 belugas and one killer whale have died at the park since 2019, according to documents compiled by the Canadian Press.Marineland did not open for the summer season this year and has not responded to requests for comment, but in February a lawyer for the park said it was planning to “expeditiously” remove the remaining animals still on the grounds.Chimelong Ocean Kingdom…
Published: October 1, 2025 6:02 pm
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