Ottawa endorses plan to move Marineland’s whales to U.S. and Spain

TORONTO - Ottawa has endorsed a plan to move Canada’s last remaining captive whales to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain.There are 30 belugas and four dolphins at Marineland, the shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., that still face mass euthanasia should the deal fall through.The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has issued the first batch of permits to move the whales and is set to issue different permits closer to the move, which is expected to take place in the next few months.

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