Seven more beluga whales set to leave shuttered Canadian aquatic park as rescue operation continues
<p>Seven beluga whales were expected to leave Marineland Canada Monday, a little less than two weeks after four<a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/museums-zoos/2026/07/22/belugas-chicago-shedd-aquarium-marineland-canada-rescue" target="_blank" ><u> arrived at Shedd Aquarium</u></a> from the shuttered aquatic park.</p><p>All seven belugas are headed for SeaWorld in San Antonio, said Andrew Burns, a longtime advisor and lawyer for Marineland. A group of four <a class="Link" href="http://u.ss" target="_blank" ><u>U.S</u></a>.
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<p>Seven beluga whales were expected to leave Marineland Canada Monday, a little less than two weeks after four<a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/museums-zoos/2026/07/22/belugas-chicago-shedd-aquarium-marineland-canada-rescue" target="_blank" ><u> arrived at Shedd Aquarium</u></a> from the shuttered aquatic park.</p><p>All seven belugas are headed for SeaWorld in San Antonio, said Andrew Burns, a longtime advisor and lawyer for Marineland. A group of four <a class="Link" href="http://u.ss" target="_blank" ><u>U.S</u></a>. and one Spanish aquarium, including Shedd, has agreed to take all 30 Marineland belugas, and the plan is to ship them all out by Aug. 31.</p><p>“The water gets lowered, then everybody prepares for the move and then they get picked up and moved,” Burns said Monday.</p><p>As many as six more could be on their way to Shedd.
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- <p>Seven beluga whales were expected to leave Marineland Canada Monday, a little less than two weeks after four<a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/museums-zoos/2026/07/22/belugas-chicago-shedd-aquarium-marineland-canada-rescue" target="_blank" ><u> arrived at Shedd Aquarium</u></a> from the shuttered aquatic park.</p><p>All seven belugas are headed for SeaWorld in San Antonio, said Andrew Burns, a longtime advisor and lawyer for Marineland. A group of four <a class="Link" href="http://u.ss" target="_blank" ><u>U.S</u></a>.
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