Captive Whales

• Key testing completed at Nova Scotia’s proposed retirement home for captive whales

  Soil samples were taken from the bottom of a cove south of Port Hilford, where the plan is to build a 40-hectare enclosure for orcas and belugas retired from marine parks.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2023
  
• Nova Scotia’s retirement home for captive whales facing obstacles, delays: documents

  Organizers behind the U.S.-based Whale Sanctuary Project had originally predicted the site on Nova Scotia's rugged eastern shore could be ready to receive whales this year.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2022
  
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• Nova Scotia finalist for potential site of world’s first whale sanctuary

  Lori Marino, president of the non-profit group, confirmed this week that the list has been narrowed to two locations: Nova Scotia and Washington state.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2018
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• Protesters gather at Vancouver Aquarium with call to ’empty the tanks’

  Similar demonstrations are taking place in 60 cities around the world.

  Environment

  May 12, 2018