It\u2019s a job whale done. <\/p>\n
Animal rescuers on Monday kicked off the monumental mission to transfer nearly three dozen belugas stuck inside a shuttered Canadian theme park to new homes in the US.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pictures from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Monday show the long-awaited rescue efforts appearing to go swimmingly. <\/p>\n
Workers have started to move six of the nearly three dozen beluga whales stuck inside a shuttered Canadian theme to new homes in the US, photos show.\u00a0 Carlos Osorio\/The Canadian Press via AP<\/p>\n
Some of the majestic sea canaries \u2014 which can reach weights of up to 3,500 pounds \u2014 were seen being hoisted out of their habitat in massive slings attached to a heavy-duty crane.<\/p>\n
One beluga whale, Sierra, looked nonplussed about the whole affair as she was then hauled away by truck. <\/p>\n
Beluga whale Sierra was seen being lifted up high into the air by a heavy-duty crane, and was later transported away from the theme park by truck.\u00a0 Carlos Osorio\/The Canadian Press via AP<\/p>\n
The oxygen-breathing marine mammal looked nonplussed about the whole affair.\u00a0 Carlos Osorio\/The Canadian Press via AP<\/p>\n