The Whale Sanctuary Blog Archives
2025

Time to End Keeping Whales and Dolphins in Captivity

Text of an opinion essay in The Globe and Mail, Canada’s leading newspaper, by Dr. Lori Marino, about recent findings ...

Posted November 20, 2025 in News

Righting an Original Wrong

(Eighth in a series.) In 1861, the showman PT Barnum began capturing beluga whales for use as entertainment. The creation ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

Care of the Whales Before and After Coming to the Sanctuary

(Sixth in a series.) Bringing the whales to the sanctuary falls into three main phases.

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

Sanctuary Timetable

(Fifth in a series.) Capital costs for constructing the sanctuary and for rehabilitating and transporting the first whale residents, and ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

What “Permits” Are Needed?

(Fourth in a series.)We are often asked questions like “Do you have all the permits you need?” A brief outline ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

The Whales Who Are Candidates for the Sanctuary

(Second in a series.) Whales who have been dominating the news over the last year include Wikie and Keijo in ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

Nova Scotia Sanctuary – Status Report Fall 2025

(First in a series.) Nova Scotia government's Order in Council means we now have a clear path to begin construction ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

Government Clears Path Forward for Nova Scotia Sanctuary

The Nova Scotia government has today issued an Order in Council, confirming the report and recommendation of the Minister of ...

Posted October 21, 2025 in For the Media, News

Updates on the Beluga Whales at Marineland Canada

Updates from major media on the crisis at Marineland Canada while we work with ally organizations in Canada to create ...

Posted October 10, 2025 in News

Permission Denied for Marineland Canada to Export Beluga Whales to Entertainment Park in China

Minister Joanne Thompson that she could not “in good conscience” approve the export and that “to approve the request would ...

Posted October 1, 2025 in News

Marineland Canada Seeks to Remove Whales “Expeditiously”

For the 31 beluga whales, along with all the other animals, it’s time for an all-in collaborative effort.

Posted March 18, 2025 in News

The Two Marinelands

Updates on Wikie & Keijo, the orcas at Marineland Antibes, and the 31 beluga whales at Marineland Canada

Posted March 14, 2025 in News