Marine Park in Ontario Warns It May Euthanize Beluga Whales Without Cash Infusion

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The government has barred Marineland from shipping its whales to an aquarium in China so the park is threatening to put the whales down.

By Vjosa Isai

A Canadian marine park that closed last year wants to send its remaining 30 beluga whales to an aquarium in China. But Canada’s fisheries minister refused to issue an export permit because the animals would continue living in captivity.

Now, Marineland, a once popular tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario, that says it is on the brink of bankruptcy, has threatened to euthanize the whales.