[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Six beluga whales have been rescued from an abandoned theme park in Canada after officials threatened to euthanise them.
Marineland, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, has been closed to the public for two years, and in 2025 officials threatened to end the lives of 30 beluga whales who remained in the park.
But after years of campaigning, a mission to move them to new homes in the US kick-started on Monday, with six of the remaining beluga whales moved to facilities in the US, including the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and Sea World in San Antonio.
'It's a milestone - we've been trying to do this for a decade,' said Marketa Schusterova, the co-founder of TideBreakers - the charity who have campaigned for the rescue.
'The TideBreakers team has monitored Marineland Canada, documenting conditions, exposing animal deaths, and advocating for improved welfare for every animal held at the facility.
'Since 2019, 20 animals have died at the facility, including 19 beluga whales and Kiska, Canada's last captive orca.'
Images show the huge rescue mission that took place on Monday, where cranes lifted the animals - weighing up to 3,500lbs - into transport trucks.
Because the whales are not fit for release, they will likely live out the rest of their lives in captivity at other facilities.
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