News Summary

• Marineland, based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, says its 30 beluga whales could face death unless Canada’s minister of fisheries allows them to be exported abroad.
• The facility is reportedly in talks with Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, a major Chinese marine park.
• Marineland argues that Chimelong is the only facility with space for the belugas, noting that no sanctuary can accommodate them.
• In a letter to the government, the park said it is heavily in debt and running out of funds.