Belugas are one of the most commonly kept cetaceans in captivity and are housed in aquariums, dolphinariums and wildlife parks in North America, Europe and Asia. They are considered charismatic because of their docile demeanour and characteristic smile, communicative nature, [8] and supple, graceful movement. [9]

The fate of beluga whales in captivity. Belugas have been on display in captivity since 1861, when a number of individuals were captured in Canadian waters and put on display at Barnum's American Museum in New York. In 1865 the museum …

2019年5月23日 · Now, after six years of planning, two beluga whales that have been kept at a marine park in China are getting the chance to start fresh in a new open-water sanctuary in Iceland—the first of its...

2020年8月10日 · After being captured at a very young age off the coast of Russia and spending years in a Chinese aquarium, the whales are about to get used to the freedom of an 8-acre sanctuary at Klettsvik Bay...

2025年1月7日 · Firstly, wild belugas prefer living in the Arctic or sub-Arctic oceans, while captive belugas live confined to a tank. Wild belugas have the freedom to move wherever they want because they have plenty of space, whereas captive belugas live in a very limited space, restricted to their tanks with no room to roam.

2023年8月7日 · Although this Article argues for the immediate end of captive beluga displays, it predicts that without the ability to import wild-caught beluga whales, the United States’ captive breeding program almost certainly will not survive. The Article argues that by 2050, U.S. beluga displays will be a thing of the past.

On December 12th, Mystic Aquarium announced the passing of Kharabali, a captive beluga whale who was part of a group of five beluga whales transported from Marineland park in Canada to the U.S. in 2021. Kharabali is the third whale in this group to have died since being transported, all of whom likely had underlying conditions prior to the move.

2021年5月18日 · The complex—and controversial—transfer of five belugas from Canada to the U.S. again raises the debate of whether whales should be kept in captivity at all.

The fate of beluga whales in captivity. Belugas have been on display in captivity since 1861, when a number of individuals were captured in Canadian waters and put on display at Barnum's American Museum in New York. In 1865 the museum …

2020年9月28日 · These are beluga whales - wild animals that should be roaming the ocean, not being held in captivity. Yet what we're seeing here is the solution, not the problem. Little White and Little Grey were captured when they were babies and taken to a Russian research centre.