Overview

• In a letter obtained by CBC News, Marineland told Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson it is fully indebted and lacks resources to care for the whales.
• The company warns it will euthanize the belugas if funding or export permits are not approved by Oct. 7.
• Thompson earlier denied permits to send the whales to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, saying she opposes keeping them in captivity for entertainment.
• Marineland says no seaside sanctuary exists and no other marine park has capacity to house the group.
• Twenty whales have died at the facility since 2019, and Thompson's office did not immediately comment on the funding plea.