Another beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium after rescue mission from Canada park

A third beluga, Osiris, died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium after being rescued this summer from Marineland in Canada.

Osiris was a 26-year-old female whale who died Monday.

A fourth beluga, Jelly Bean, died at Oceanogràfic de València in Spain less than a week before Osiris' death.

The rescue moved 30 whales from Marineland to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain after the Ontario park closed and could no longer care for them.

early 2023: Marineland announced it was for sale. · late summer 2024: Marineland closed to the public. · earlier this year: Canadian government agreed to move the last captive whales out of the country, avoiding euthanasia. · late August and early September: Peekachu and Rain died at the Shedd Aquarium after arriving from Canada. · around the same time: Another beluga that had lived at the Shedd for decades died. · less than a week before Monday: Jelly Bean died at Oceanogràfic de València in Spain. · Monday: Osiris died at the Shedd Aquarium.

The Shedd Aquarium said it will conduct necropsies into the whales and will share results when they are confirmed.