A beluga whale named Yukon is transported from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Aug. 31, 2026, to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Trainer Taylor-Lee Dell says goodbye to beluga whale named Tofino, the last whale in captivity in Canada, before being transported by a group of experts from Marineland and U.S. aquariums onto a truck via a sling before being moved to an aquarium in the U.S., in the final transfer of whales out of the closed park, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Aug. 31, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Beluga whale named Odin is transported by a group of experts from Marineland and U.S. aquariums onto a truck before being moved to an aquarium in the U.S., in the final transfer of whales out of the closed park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Aug. 31, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Beluga whale Tofino is transported from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Aug. 31, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Trainer Taylor-Lee Dell, left, sheds a tear as beluga whale Tofino, the last whale in captivity in Canada, is transported by a group of experts from Marineland and U.S. aquariums onto a truck via a sling before being moved to an aquarium in the U.S., in the final transfer of whales out of the closed park, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Aug. 31, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Beluga whale Orion is transported from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Aug. 31, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Peekachu, one of four beluga whales relocated from a facility in Canada, swims with other transferred whales in a habitat at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Three of four beluga whales relocated from a facility in Canada swim close to one another in a habitat at Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Visitors walk past a habitat closed off to the public where four beluga whales relocated from a facility in Canada are getting acclimated at Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Four beluga whales relocated from a facility in Canada swim close to one another in a habitat at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Workers walk past a habitat closed off to the public where four beluga whales relocated from a facility in Canada are getting acclimated at Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026, in Chicago.  (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Two of four beluga whales relocated from a facility in Canada swim in a habitat at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

A sign is posted informing visitors of four beluga whales relocated from a facility in Canada as they get acclimated in a habitat at Shedd Aquarium on July 23, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

A beluga whale named Sierra is transported by a group of experts from Marineland and several U.S. aquariums onto a truck at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on July 20, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

A Beluga whale named Sierra splashes water out of the trailer while being transported by a group of experts from Marineland and several U.S. aquariums onto a truck at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on July 20, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

A convoy transports six beluga whales from Marineland as they head toward Toronto Pearson International Airport en route to U.S. aquariums, in Beamsville, Ontario, on July 20, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Beluga whale Sierra is transported by a group of experts from Marineland and several U.S. aquariums onto a truck via a sling at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, July 20, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Signs are displayed on a tank for beluga whale Acadia to be transported by a group of experts from Marineland and several U.S. aquariums at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, July 20, 2026. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)

Several beluga whales swim at the closed Arctic Cove exhibit at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Nov. 13, 2025. (Daphné Lemelin/Getty-AFP)

A beluga whale surfaces from a tank to be fed by an employee at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 9, 2023. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

Several beluga whales swim at the closed Arctic Cove exhibit at Marineland, in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Nov. 13, 2025. (Daphné Lemelin/Getty-AFP)

The closed Arctic Cove exhibit at Marineland, in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Nov. 13, 2025, where several beluga whales are being kept. (Daphné Lemelin/Getty-AFP)

Graffiti on a sidewalk in front of the closed Marineland park reads: "Let the belugas live," in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Nov, 13, 2025. (Daphné Lemelin/Getty-AFP)