Beluga Whales Move from Aquarium to Sanctuary, Returning to the Ocean After Years in Captivity Beluga whales Little Grey and Little White are now in the Iceland sanctuary's care pools as they ...

Beluga whales enjoy new freedom after years of captivity - but there are still hurdles These whales were captured as babies, taken to a Russian research centre and then to China to work in ...

Forty-eight percent of the beluga whales brought into captivity have died in U.S. aquariums.” The same month that the animal protection and whale conservation groups intervened in the lawsuit, they ...

A chilling incident at Chengdu Haichang Polar Ocean Park in Sichuan, China, on August 14, 2025, left aquarium visitors s ...

The world’s first beluga whale sanctuary is being created to rehome mammals kept in captivity. Two females called Little Grey and Little White will be the wildlife haven’s initial residents ...

The viral footage shows the terrifying moment when a beluga whale attempted to bite two divers who were nearby inside a tank at the Chengdu Haichang Polar Ocean Park in Sichuan, China, on Thursday, ...

Trucks, tugboats and cranes – two beluga whales finally reach the sea after epic journey from captivity ...

Beluga whales transported 6,000 miles from captivity in China to new ocean refuge Little Grey and Little White to be released into open sea for first time since 2011 ...

Two beluga whales have landed safely in Iceland, where they will live out their days in a whale sanctuary. The pair, Little Grey and Little White, who had spent years in captivity as performers at ...

This is the first demonstration of a whale, a captive beluga named Noc, mimicking human voices. Highly vocal belugas are called "canaries of the sea". I love reading about research like this ...

Scientists this week published a study of a captive beluga whale in San Diego. The whale began to sing, apparently after spending time close to people. It died several years ago, but left behind a ...