Beluga whale rescued from closed Canadian marine park dies in US
Osiris at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on 20 August 2026. Photograph: Rachel Mittelstaedt/Shedd Aquarium/APView image in fullscreenOsiris at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on 20 August 2026. The Canadian government blocked the sale of the surviving animals to China, leaving them facing the threat of euthanasia.A complex international operation moved 30 whales to aquariums in the US and Spain over the summer, but many did not take well to their new surroundings.
- ▪Osiris at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on 20 August 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Rachel Mittelstaedt/Shedd Aquarium/APView image in fullscreenOsiris at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on 20 August 2026.
- ▪The Canadian government blocked the sale of the surviving animals to China, leaving them facing the threat of euthanasia.A complex international operation moved 30 whales to aquariums in the US and Spain over the summer, but many did not ta
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Osiris at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on 20 August 2026. Photograph: Rachel Mittelstaedt/Shedd Aquarium/APView image in fullscreenOsiris at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on 20 August 2026. Photograph: Rachel Mittelstaedt/Shedd Aquarium/APIllinoisBeluga whale rescued from closed Canadian marine park dies in USOsiris, one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario’s shuttered Marineland, struggled to acclimate to her Illinois homeRichard Luscombe and agencyWed 23 Sep 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 23 Sep 2026 09.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAn Illinois aquarium has said that a third beluga whale it rescued from a closed marine park in Canada this summer has died after it struggled to acclimate to its new environment.Osiris, a 26-year-old female, was one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario’s…
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