Four belugas and a dolphin transferred to different aquariums have already died after the closure of the Marineland water park in Ontario (Canada) in 2024: they have not managed to survive in their new homes. The beluga Jelly Bean and the dolphin Echo died at the Oceanogràfic in Valencia. The other three belugas, Osiris, Peekachu and Rain, died at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Regarding the Marineland group of cetaceans, where about 30 belugas lived, he even planned the threat of sacrifice, an option that the Canadian Government ruled out last January. The alternative was to relocate some animals that were already in a delicate state of health in Marineland to parks in other countries. The process also involved long transfers, with the resulting stress, and adaptation to new environments for a species especially linked to its social group.
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