The beluga whales have moved to a sea sanctuary in Iceland after being released from a Shanghai aquarium AFP/Aaron ChownREYKJAVIK: Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium have returned to the sea in an Icelandic sanctuary, conservationists said Monday , expressing hopes of creating a model for rehoming some 300 belugas currently in captivity.
The conservationists hope to create a model for rehoming some 300 beluga whales currently in captivity AFP/Aaron Chown "We are carefully monitoring Little Grey and Little White with our expert care team and veterinarians," he said. "We hope to show that Little White and Little Grey thrive in this bay, and we're conducting a research study ... that will hopefully show that there's a welfare benefit to being in a natural environment like this.
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