Vancouver park board approves cetacean ban prompted by beluga deaths

5/17/2017
KGMI News. VANCOUVER, B.C. – No new whales or dolphins for the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia. The Vancouver Park Board voted to ...
5/16/2017
No new whales or dolphins will be brought to tanks at the Vancouver Aquarium, ending a years-long fight by animal welfare activists who believe the ...
A Canadian city has banned an aquarium from bringing in new dolphins, whales and narwhals. The Vancouver Park Board voted to ban bringing in all ...
Public sentiment has been turning away from keeping whales in captivity for some time, says Vancouver Humane Society spokesperson Peter Fricker.
No new whales or dolphins will be brought to tanks at the Vancouver Aquarium, ending a years-long fight by animal welfare activists who believe the ...
Over the last few years, we've been watching the sun set on the practice of keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises -- or cetaceans -- in captive ...
Over the last few years, we've been watching the sun set on the practice of keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises -- or cetaceans -- in captive ...
“Whales and dolphins have no place in entertainment, and we are delighted that Vancouver has made the right choice for these cetaceans,” said Dr.
The proposed ban was announced two months ago but this week, the Vancouver Park Board decided that there will be no new whales, dolphins, and ...
Debate over the future of whales, dolphins and porpoises at the facility has been simmering for several years, but heated up last fall when two belugas ...
Debate over the future of whales, dolphins and porpoises at the facility has been simmering for several years, but heated up last fall when two belugas ...
5/15/2017
The aquarium currently has three cetaceans on display, including a false killer whale, a harbour porpoise and a Pacific white-sided dolphin. All three ...
The aquarium currently has three cetaceans on display, including a false killer whale, a harbour porpoise and a Pacific white-sided dolphin. All three ...
The Vancouver Park Board has approved bylaw amendments officially banning the Vancouver Aquarium from bringing in new dolphins, whales and ...
VANCOUVER — A bylaw banning whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity has been approved by Vancouver's park board. The board voted 6 to 1 ...
At the aquarium there are special live shows featuring beluga whales, sea lions and dolphins, sea otter feedings and thrilling shark dives. There are ...
The Vancouver Park Board has voted in favour of amending a bylaw that would effectively prevent any new whales, dolphins and porpoises from ...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Protesters have voiced their support for the Vancouver Aquarium, ahead of a meeting about the future of whales and ...
Three cetaceans currently housed at the aquarium — Helen, a Pacific white-sided dolphin; Daisy, a harbour porpoise; and Chester, a false killer whale ...

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