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Free Bella: The fight to release a beluga whale from a South Korean mega mall’s aquarium | CNN
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/23/travel/beluga-whale-bella-south-korea-intl-hnk/index.html
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A barren tank with concrete walls and artificial rocks, housed on the lower floors of a South Korean mega mall, has been home to a female beluga whale for close to a decade.
“The industry as a whole has never taken any responsibility for the copy-cat syndrome they created – It is because of this that we are now seeing East Asian countries starting dolphinariums and marine parks and purchasing wild-caught whales and dolphins to fill up their tanks,” O’Barry said.
An ambitious project that took place at the height of the pandemic in 2020 saw a pair of beluga whales named Little Grey and Little White relocated to a sanctuary in Iceland after spending years in a Shanghai aquarium.
“The Norwegian Whale Reserve (NWR) has been actively engaging with Bella’s owners for the past two years, offering to facilitate her transfer,” said board member Andre Borell.
“We are poised to provide a haven for her and potentially another captive beluga whale at the Aqua Planet Yeosu park in South Korea named Ruby, with a natural sea environment where they can roam freely, dive and thrive alongside other marine life.”
Borell and Regina Crosby, founder of the non-profit conservation organization OneWhale, outlined a lengthy plan of action, including securing financial grants to cover care expenses for the whale in Norway.
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