> The 'off-ramp' for captive cetaceans: Behind the effort to build a whale sanctuary near Nova Scotia
The 'off-ramp' for captive cetaceans: Behind the effort to build a whale sanctuary near Nova Scotia
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Efforts to return beloved orca Tokitae from the Miami Seaquarium to her native waters in the Pacific Northwest have fueled a focus on the future planned for other formerly-captive cetaceans.
While Tokitae is expected to return to the Salish Sea, a number of other whales and dolphins could end up near Canada -- cared for in a refuge designed for their well-being.
The non-profit Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) is working to construct what it hopes will be a "gold-standard coastal sanctuary" in Nova Scotia, providing necessary care for rescued cetaceans while allowing them to live in as natural of an environment as possible.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/orcas/quest-whale-sanctuary-nova-scotia-orcas-whales-dolphins-tanks/281-eacde87e-0880-4fef-b699-6fd10bfef67e