Cetaceans

• Bill S-203 and the future of marine parks in Canada

  Keeping large aquatic mammals in captivity for entertainment is slowly becoming a thing of the past in Canada after the House of Commons passed Bill S-203, also known as ‘Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act,’ last month.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2019
  
• Vancouver Aquarium will no longer house whales and dolphins

  Helen is the last cetacean currently living at the Aquarium — though the facility owns several belugas on breeding loan to U.S. facilities.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2018
  
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• False killer whale ‘Chester’ may have died from bacterial infection: preliminary necropsy report

  “This is the first case at the Vancouver Aquarium to our knowledge.”

  Environment

  Nov 30, 2017
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• Dolphins could’ve become planet’s dominant species if they had hands: study

  The study found dolphins' brains grew larger to accommodate the complex demands of their societies.

  Science

  Oct 19, 2017
• Daisy the porpoise dies at the Vancouver Aquarium

  Daisy, the nine-year-old harbour porpoise at the Vancouver Aquarium, has died.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2017
• Rally to be held Vancouver Aquarium supporters ahead of Park Board’s vote on cetaceans

  The supporters of the Vancouver Aquarium will be holding a rally Monday night ahead of the pivotal vote by the Vancouver Park Board to amend the wording of a bylaw governing importation and display of live cetaceans at the aquarium.

  Environment

  May 15, 2017
• Insults and aggression charge fight between Vancouver Aquarium and Park Board

  The Vancouver Aquarium is hosting a rally Monday night in a last-ditch attempt to coax the Vancouver Park Board away from enacting a ban on whales, dolphins and porpoises.

  Environment

  May 14, 2017
• Vancouver Park Board will ‘leave cetaceans to die a death on the beach’: Aquarium

  The future of the Vancouver Aquarium's cetacean program depends on the wording of amendments to a bylaw that the Vancouver Park Board will vote on next Monday.

  May 11, 2017
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• Proposed park board bylaw could be ‘death sentence’ for injured mammals: Vancouver Aquarium

  The Vancouver Park Board's decision to ban cetaceans at the Vancouver Aquarium could result in a death sentence for injured, sick or orphaned mammals along B.C.'s coastline.

  Apr 27, 2017
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• Investigation finds two Vancouver Aquarium beluga whales died of unknown toxins

  The cause of two beluga whales dying weeks apart at the Vancouver Aquarium in November 2016 was due to an unknown toxin, according to the findings of a five-month investigation.

  Crime

  Apr 20, 2017