Third beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium after Canadian rescue

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 15:03 · Archive

Osiris, a beluga rescued from closed Canadian marine park Marineland, has died at Chicago's Shedd aquarium.

Osiris was one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario's shuttered Marineland amusement park and among 10 rehomed at Shedd aquarium in Chicago. The 26-year-old female died on Monday after struggling to acclimate to her new environment, the aquarium said.

How it is being reported

• Beluga whale rescued from closed Canadian marine park dies in USOsiris, one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario’s shuttered Marineland, struggled to acclimate to her Illinois home An Illinois aquarium has said that a third beluga whale it rescued from a closed marine park in Canada this summer has died after it struggled to acclimate to its new environment. Osiris, a 26-year-old female, was one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario’s shuttered Marineland amusement park, and among 10 rehomed at the Shedd aquarium in Chicago, which said the whale died there on Monday. Continue reading...The Guardian · 23 Sept, 14:00
• Third beluga whale, Osiris, dies at Chicago aquarium — after rescue from shuttered Canada marine parkOsiris was one of 10 whales rescued from the defunct Marineland of Canada aquarium and theme park in Ontario in July and transported to the Windy City.New York Post · 23 Sept, 04:33

In this story: Osiris · Shedd aquarium · Marineland · Chicago · Ontario · Canada

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