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Four beluga whales on way to Shedd from closed Canadian park: report

First publishedJul 21, 01:02 UTC
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<p>Four beluga whales from a shuttered aquatic park in Niagara Falls, Canada, were on their way to Shedd Aquarium Monday as part of an “unprecedented rescue effort,” according to Canadian media.</p><p>Two more whales were headed to SeaWorld in San Antonio Monday, <a class="Link" href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2026/07/20/cp-newsalert-six-whales-being-moved-out-of-marineland-headed-to-u-s" target="_blank" >according to The Canadian Press</a>.</p><p>It’s the first phase of a plan to move up to 30 belugas over the next few weeks from Marineland to several American aquariums as well as to Oceanografic Valencia in Spain. Earlier this month, Shedd announced it could receive as many as 10 belugas from Marineland.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-500000" name="image-500000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b239233/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5946204/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/80a0fda/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="One of the trucks, holding a blue water tank, in which beluga whales were to be transported from the now-closed Marineland in Niagara Falls, Canada.

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<p>Four beluga whales from a shuttered aquatic park in Niagara Falls, Canada, were on their way to Shedd Aquarium Monday as part of an “unprecedented rescue effort,” according to Canadian media.</p><p>Two more whales were headed to SeaWorld in San Antonio Monday, <a class="Link" href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2026/07/20/cp-newsalert-six-whales-being-moved-out-of-marineland-headed-to-u-s" target="_blank" >according to The Canadian Press</a>.</p><p>It’s the first phase of a plan to move up to 30 belugas over the next few weeks from Marineland to several American aquariums as well as to Oceanografic Valencia in Spain. Earlier this month, Shedd announced it could receive as many as 10 belugas from Marineland.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-500000" name="image-500000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b239233/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5946204/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/80a0fda/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="One of the trucks, holding a blue water tank, in which beluga whales were to be transported from the now-closed Marineland in Niagara Falls, Canada. Several of the whales were removed from by a group of experts from Marineland and several U.S. aquariums on Monday, July 20, 2026.

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<p>Four beluga whales from a shuttered aquatic park in Niagara Falls, Canada, were on their way to Shedd Aquarium Monday as part of an “unprecedented rescue effort,” according to Canadian media.</p><p>Two more whales were headed to SeaWorld in San Antonio Monday, <a class="Link" href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2026/07/20/cp-newsalert-six-whales-being-moved-out-of-marineland-headed-to-u-s" target="_blank" >according to The Canadian Press</a>.</p><p>It’s the first phase of a plan to move up to 30 belugas over the next few weeks from Marineland to several American aquariums as well as to Oceanografic Valencia in Spain. Earlier this month, Shedd announced it could receive as many as 10 belugas from Marineland.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-500000" name="image-500000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b239233/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5946204/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/80a0fda/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3564x2000+0+188/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb4%2F8e%2Ff031ac824be5a807800df78fa12b%2Fbeluga-marineland-truck-transport.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="One of the trucks, holding a blue water tank, in which beluga whales were to be transported from the now-closed Marineland in Niagara Falls, Canada.
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