Tag Archives: Belugas

Infant Beluga Death Is No Mystery

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By Lori Marino

Last Friday, June 5th, an infant beluga whale born to Maris and Beethoven at the Georgia Aquarium took her last breath. The whale was 26 days old, and the second infant from the same parents to die at the aquarium in three years. The first one, her sister, died less than a week after she was born.

The senior veterinarian and the care staff at the Georgia Aquarium all seem baffled by the early death of yet another infant beluga. According to the aquarium, the infant … Continue reading Infant Beluga Death Is No Mystery →

NOAA Says No to the Georgia Aquarium

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In a stunning victory for the anti-captivity movement this week, the U.S. government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) denied the Georgia Aquarium’s application to import 18 wild-caught beluga whales from Russia and share them around the country with SeaWorld and Shedd Aquarium.

It would have been the first time since 1993 that an aquarium had imported dolphins and whales directly from the wild. And it would have set a major precedent, regressing to a time before public outcry forced the captivity industry to agree to stop capturing … Continue reading NOAA Says No to the Georgia Aquarium →

The Georgia Aquarium Plunders the Oceans in the Name of Conservation

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This is a news release about the Georgia Aquarium’s application to bring 18 captured belugas from Russia into the United States and put them on display at various aquariums. It was written by the Kimmela Center’s Executive Director, Dr. Lori Marino, and Thomas I. White, who holds the Conrad N. Hilton Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola Marymount University.

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Report on the NOAA Beluga Import Public Hearing

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Last Friday, October 12th, at the public hearing held by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Silver Spring, MD, Kimmela Executive Director Lori Marino joined other researchers, legal experts, advocates and conservationists to present her objections to the Georgia Aquarium’s application to import wild-caught beluga whales for public display.

During the three-hour meeting, various individuals from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the Georgia Aquarium, and Atlanta-based teachers affiliated with the aquarium testified to the educational benefits of marine mammal public displays and claimed that the welfare of … Continue reading Report on the NOAA Beluga Import Public Hearing →