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 [...]
TL;DR
- 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.