A beluga whale surfaces from a tank to be fed by an employee at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 9, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
Marineland has presented a plan to the federal government to ship the last remaining captive whales and dolphins in Canada to several institutions in the United States, The Canadian Press has learned.
But the theme park also gave Ottawa an imminent deadline to issue export permits or it will proceed with its backup plan to kill 30 belugas and four dolphins, said several sources with Marineland who added that a euthanasia plan for the animals has been prepared.
