A life in brief
Another beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium after rescue mission from Canada park
Compiled Sep 22

A third beluga, Osiris, died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium after being rescued this summer from Marineland in Canada.
- early 2023Marineland announced it was for sale.
- late summer 2024Marineland closed to the public.
- earlier this yearCanadian government agreed to move the last captive whales out of the country, avoiding euthanasia.
- late August and early SeptemberPeekachu and Rain died at the Shedd Aquarium after arriving from Canada.
- around the same timeAnother beluga that had lived at the Shedd for decades died.
- less than a week before MondayJelly Bean died at Oceanogràfic de València in Spain.
- MondayOsiris died at the Shedd Aquarium.
“When Shedd was asked to help with this rescue, we understood that these animals arrived with significant vulnerabilities and that the outcome for every individual could not be guaranteed.”

