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 ...

A beluga whale believed to have been trained to spy ... where it is presumed he was held in captivity." But if he was trained ...

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 ...

Beluga whales, also known as ‘white whales’, are social and ... Even more extraordinarily, belugas in captivity have been known to mimic human speech, making sounds several octaves lower than their ...

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, ...

I do believe its time to have a serious conversation about breeding in captivity and capturing ... the aquarium is likely to bring in new beluga whales, which are mammals, in the coming years.

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.

The calf, Opus, was born to beluga whale Naya in July. The name means a musical composition or set of compositions usually ...

Marineland euthanized a seven-year-old beluga earlier this month after ... the last remaining captive whales in Canada. The park has yet to be sold and the money Marineland raises through 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.

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.

Kieran Culkin tells PEOPLE about his experience voicing a "genius" Beluga whale character in NerdWallet's all-new 2025 Super Bowl ad — and how he's "happy" the commercial made his wife, Jazz Charton, ...