Beluga whales use a wide range of communication sounds, including whistles, squeals, clucks, mews, chirps, trills and bell-like tones. In fact, they’re sometimes called ‘canaries of the sea’. These ...

In comparison, there are more than an estimated 300 beluga whales currently being kept in captivity globally. According to the Canadian Press, there were 37 beluga whales at Marineland alone as of ...

The cetaceans most commonly held in captivity for human entertainment are orcas, beluga whales, bottlenose dolphins and Pacific white-sided dolphins. The tradition of housing cetaceans in captivity ...

This legislation would phase out the captive display of the four larger cetacean species held by US marine theme parks and aquariums: orcas (also known as killer whales), beluga whales, pilot whales, ...

Two beluga whales named Aurora and Qila passed away ... Aquarium challenged the park board’s bylaw banning cetacean captivity. The case is now on its way back to the B.C. Supreme Court.

Eleven orcas had been kept for sale to China in the facility in Srednyaya Bay along with 90 beluga whales MOSCOW, May 23. /TASS/. The owner of orcas and beluga whales kept in a center in the ...

Beluga whales can live up to 80 years ... The other side of the debate holds that a few captive animals offer educational opportunities, contributing greatly to protection of the species overall.

One of the Vancouver Aquarium’s nine beluga whales died yesterday (February 19) at a SeaWorld facility in Orlando, Florida. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the whale, named Nanuq, was being ...

A beluga whale swims in a tank at the Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls ... It is believed 31 belugas are still at Marineland, the last remaining captive whales in Canada. The park has yet to ...