Beluga whale news

Plans have been announced to establish the first sanctuary in North America for captive whales retired from parks and aquariums. Led by the Whale Sanctuary ... More

It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been there reporting the big news, good and bad, all the ... More

Standing more than 2,200 metres (7,200ft) above sea level, a new aquarium just opened in Xining, Qinghai Province in northwest China, now hold's the record ... More

Two beluga whales from the Chang Feng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai have completed a 6,000 mile journey to their new home ‒ a specially ... More

The keeping of whales, dolphins and porpoises for entertainment – as well as the breeding, trading and capture of cetaceans – has been banned in ... More

Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates more than 50 Sea Life aquariums, says it hopes to bring about a change of attitude in the attractions ... More

Almost 100 whales illegally captured last year will be released from their sea pens in Russia after the animals were intercepted by Russian authorities purportedly ... More

A legal dispute between Vancouver Aquarium in Canada and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation regarding the keeping of cetaceans is set to rumble ... More

A huge new water attraction has opened in Shanghai, China, incorporating elements of a theme park, a zoo and an aquarium. The Shanghai Haichang Ocean ... More

Debenhams reveals plans to roll out in-store gym concept, Sheffield to host the UK’s first dedicated women’s football stadium, Merlin creates ocean sanctuary for beluga ... More

The latest Attractions Management News Flash Video is now live! In this broadcast, Merlin begins creating an ocean sanctuary for a pair of beluga whales, ... More

Merlin chief executive Nick Varney has reiterated the company's stance on cetacean captivity, as it embarks on its first steps to create an ocean sanctuary ... More

Georgia Aquarium – once the largest aquarium in the world – has revealed it’s planning a major extension project, including exhibit space and a new visitor ... More

With pressures on cetacean captivity continuing to mount across North America, Canada’s Vancouver Aquarium has announced it will no longer display such animals, instead choosing ... More

A five-month investigation into the deaths of two beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium last year has determined that the cetaceans were killed thanks to an ... More

The Vancouver Park Board’s long-running debate on cetacean captivity has seemingly been brought to its conclusion after the body voted unanimously to end the practice ... More

Vancouver Aquarium has outlined ambitious expansion plans for the next 12 years, which include the eventual phase out of its captive beluga programme. The aquarium ... More

Vancouver Aquarium has come under fire from animal welfare groups following the second death of a beluga whale at its facility in just less than ... More

A US federal judge has blocked the controversial importation of 18 captured beluga whales off the coast of Russia in 2013. Georgia Aquarium first applied ... More

Plans by Georgia Aquarium to import 18 beluga whales have met with stern opposition from a group of activists, actors and scientists. The aquarium first ... More

Joel Manby has been appointed the new president and CEO of SeaWorld Entertainments, amid hopes the former Herschend Enterprises president and CEO can turn around ... More

SeaWorld continues to flounder as its year-end report showed a net loss of US$24.5m (€22.6m, £16.5m) for the last quarter of 2014 and visitor numbers ... More

The captive cetacean debate has reared its head again following the death of a beluga whale – loaned to Orlando SeaWorld from Vancouver Aquarium – ... More

The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is seeking federal permission to bring 18 beluga whales, captured last year off the coast of Russia, to the US ... More

Vancouver Aquarium representatives will appear before the Vancouver Park Board on 26 July in a bid to continue its conservation work with large marine mammals ... More