Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Troubling Trend of Aquarium Relocations Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has suffered another blow in its attempt to care for beluga whales relocated from Marineland.
For the second time in days, a whale has died under the aquarium's watch. Since welcoming 10 new belugas and four dolphins from Marineland, at least four animals have perished.
The sheer scale of this relocation effort is staggering – 30 belugas and four dolphins were shipped off to five different destinations as part of an unprecedented experiment in marine mammal swapping.