Spain’s Social Rights Minister, Ione Belarra announced during a recent press conference that as part of proposed changes to animal welfare laws, the country will be converting zoos and dolphinariums into recovery centres for native species. As Spain holds beluga whales which are non-native, how this will impact the public display industry is as yet unclear.
Update on belugas – Marineland, Canada
Since Marineland Canada closed in 2024, there has been ongoing uncertainty about the future of the animals still housed at
