{"id":777651,"date":"2026-07-22T10:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777651\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:25:19","slug":"shedd-aquarium-receives-4-rescued-belugas-from-canadian-park-with-more-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777651\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedd Aquarium Receives 4 Rescued Belugas From Canadian Park, With More On The Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DOWNTOWN \u2014 The Shedd Aquarium\u00a0has received the first four of up to 10 beluga whales the aquarium is bringing in as part of an unprecedented international rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beluga whales were <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/07\/09\/shedd-aquarium-rescuing-10-beluga-whales-from-shuttered-canadian-park\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rescued from Marineland of Canada,<\/a> a shuttered zoo and amusement park in Ontario, according to the Shedd. Marineland closed in 2024 after the passage of a 2019 Canadian law banning the keeping and use of whales, dolphins and porpoises for breeding or entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Shedd is one of several facilities taking part in the rescue of 30 stranded beluga whales. Other participating facilities include aquariums in Georgia, San Diego, San Antonio and Spain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beluga-Rescue_1411-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1053610\"  \/>A beluga whale being transported from Marineland in Canada. Credit: Shedd Aquarium<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whales were transported in water-filled\u00a0containers via both truck and plane.\u202fThe four belugas are all female and were specifically chosen to move together in a \u201csub-pod,\u202fbecause\u202fof their preexisting bonds with one another,\u201d according to the Shedd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whales, with estimated ages,\u202finclude:<\/p>\n<p>Acadia\u202f(uh-KAY-dee-uh),\u202f\u202f27 years old<\/p>\n<p>Osiris\u202f(oh-SY-riss)\u202f, 26 years old<\/p>\n<p>Sierra\u202f(see-AIR-uh),\u202f26 years old<\/p>\n<p>Lillooet\u202f(lih-LOO-et)\u202f, 21years old<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The belugas are now located at the Shedd\u2019s 3 million-gallon Abbott Oceanarium, complete with six interconnected habitats that are up to 30 feet deep. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rescued whales will continue to be monitored for positive social behaviors like grooming, foraging and eating well, which are all signs that they are adapting well, according to the Shedd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No timeline for the arrival of the other six whales was available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DOWNTOWN \u2014 The Shedd Aquarium\u00a0has received the first four of up to 10 beluga whales the aquarium is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":["post-777651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}