Marineland Beluga Deaths
5 outlets
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7 reporters
- Liam CaseyThe Globe and Mail
- Graig GraziosiThe Independent
- Natalie StechysonCBC
- Hanna LeeCBC
- Cybele Mayes-ostermanToronto Star
- Ella MorrisonNew York Post
- Carly ThomasCBC
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Marineland Beluga Deaths. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/25639
“Marineland Beluga Deaths.” The Aporia, 13 Oct. 2026, https://the-aporia.com/event/25639.
“Marineland Beluga Deaths.” The Aporia, October 13, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/25639.
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Marineland had said it was running out of money and could no longer care for its animals.
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Andrew Trites, the director of the University of British Columbia’s Marine Mammal Research Unit, said it was concerning that the four belugas had died “so shortly after arriving in their new homes.”
Preliminary medical findings “identified significant, chronic gastrointestinal disease,” according to a Shedd Aquarium release on the two whales’ deaths.
Two other Marineland whales, Rain and Peekachu, died at Shedd within weeks of the move.
Another beluga whale sent from Marineland to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has died
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How it changed
- 21 Sep
Shedd took in 10 Marineland belugas, but three have since died along with a longtime resident at the Chicago park.
- 22 Sep
Two other Marineland whales, Rain and Peekachu, died at Shedd within weeks of the move.
- 23 Sep
“When Shedd was asked to help with this rescue, we understood that these animals arrived with significant vulnerabilities and that the outcome for every individual could not be guaranteed,” the aquarium said.
- 25 Sep
Marineland, the permanently closed theme park and zoo, threatened to euthanize the animals last fall, writing at the time that it was running out of money to care for them.
Coverage 9 articles
25 Sep Marineland belugas that died in Chicago had chronic disease, aquarium says
Toronto Star- 25 Sep Marineland belugas that died in Chicago had chronic inflammatory disease, preliminary necropsy findings show
CBC 
23 Sep Third beluga whale, Osiris, dies at Chicago aquarium — after rescue from shuttered Canada marine park
New York Post
22 Sep Another beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium after rescue mission from Canada park
Toronto Star- 22 Sep 4 Marineland belugas died after being transferred. Why the rest remain on 'death watch'
CBC 
22 Sep Third rescued beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium
The Independent- 22 Sep Another Marineland beluga has died after being moved to Chicago aquarium
CBC 
22 Sep Fourth Marineland whale dies after relocation, third at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
Toronto Star
21 Sep Fourth Marineland whale dies after relocation from Niagara Falls park
The Globe and Mail
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