beluga

Ever since that Ontario park, Marineland, shuttered in 2024, there has been a scramble to find homes for 30 beluga whales who were once kept there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The park, a one-hour bush-plane flight from Anchorage, is known for its abundance of brown bears, horned puffins and critically endangered beluga whales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Six beluga whales have arrived at aquariums in the United States after being moved from a closed Canadian marine park that could no longer care for the mammals.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The study offers one of the clearest views yet into the hidden social lives of beluga whales.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

The fresh and dried fish; the fat, oil, or meat from beaver, beluga, caribou, moose, oogruk, polar bear, and walrus; cranberries, salmonberries and wild rhubarb all had so far escaped contamination.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Eric Otjen, vice president of animals and conservation for SeaWorld San Diego, said the team there “is overjoyed to welcome the belugas to San Diego,” according to Fox 5 San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Project opponents, including a tribal council and environmental groups, sued last year over the venture’s Clean Water Act permit, citing the potential effect on belugas, among other environmental concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

They are part of a large pod of 30 belugas living at Marineland of Canada that need to be rehomed.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Now, a long-term DNA study has provided rare insight into how a population of belugas in Bristol Bay, Alaska, forms family connections and maintains genetic health.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

Behind me, the back seat is full of shout-singing about baby belugas in the deep blue sea.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden