A beluga whale surfaces from a tank to be fed by an employee at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday, June 9, 2023.
The Niagara Falls, Ont. tourist attraction has been under investigation by Ontario's Animal Welfare Services since 2020. Two more beluga whales have died at Marineland, bringing the total number of whale deaths since 2019 to 17.
"All the whales are under constant weekly supervision and oversight by the government regulator and cared for daily by in-house vets and numerous external consultants," Marineland's statement said. Three other belugas from Marineland have died at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut. The most recent death there occurred in December. Marineland sold five belugas to the U.S. facility and they were moved in May 2021. Mystic said the two previous beluga deaths were due to pre-existing conditions they had coming from Marineland.
Marineland says on its website that it has a "strong record" of providing for the welfare of its animals and will "continue toThere were 37 belugas at the park last summer when The Canadian Press visited Marineland.Documents obtained through freedom-of-information laws show a beluga named Ikora dying on Oct. 24, 2019, followed by 10 others and a beluga named Bull dying on Nov. 23, 2021.
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