Fourth Group of Marineland Whales Leaving Shuttered Ontario Park
The largest collective move of captive whales is getting closer to completion, with a fourth cohort leaving Marineland on Friday night. The park says a team of specialists lifted three belugas–males named Cyprus, Jasper and Xavier – into tanks earlier in the evening, to be loaded onto a plane bound for SeaWorld in San Diego. After this, eight belugas and four dolphins will remain at the shuttered attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont., all of them set to be shipped abroad by the end of the month. The park, which closed two years ago and is up for sale, has said it can’t afford to care for the whales any longer.
TL;DR
- A fourth group of whales has left Marineland.
- Three beluga whales named Cyprus, Jasper, and Xavier were moved to a plane bound for SeaWorld in San Diego.
- Eight belugas and four dolphins remain at the shuttered park.
- All remaining whales are expected to be shipped abroad by the end of the month.
- Marineland, which closed two years ago, can no longer afford to care for the whales.