Marineland Beluga Dies in Chicago as Canada's Last Captive Dolphins Leave the Park
Canada’s last captive dolphins have left Marineland for a new home in Spain while a beluga recently relocated from the park has died in a Chicago aquarium. Trainers worked over several hours Wednesday morning at the shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., to load four dolphins and two belugas into tanks on transport trucks [...]
Canada’s last captive dolphins, Echo, Lida, Marina, and Tsunami, along with belugas Cleopatra and Jelly Bean, have been successfully relocated from Marineland to Oceanografic Valencia in Spain. The transport to Toronto Pearson International Airport proceeded smoothly with no reported injuries. This move occurs as a beluga recently relocated from the same park died at a Chicago aquarium.
- Four dolphins and two belugas were moved from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., to Spain.
- The dolphins are named Echo, Lida, Marina, and Tsunami.
- The belugas are named Cleopatra and Jelly Bean.
- The animals were loaded into tanks for transport to Toronto Pearson International Airport.
- No injuries were reported during the loading process.
- A beluga recently relocated from Marineland died in a Chicago aquarium.
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