TORONTO — Another beluga whale has died at Marineland and four years into a provincial probe, Ontario’s solicitor general is saying little about the investigation’s progress.

The latest beluga death is the fourth in the past year, provincial records show. Since 2019, 17 belugas and one killer whale have died at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction, the only place in the country that still holds whales in captivity. And three out of five belugas that Marineland sold to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut have died since being moved there in the spring of 2021.

Ontario's Animal Welfare Services launched an investigation into the tourist attraction in 2020 but the province has given no updates on it{ai:summary}<p>A beluga whale has died at Marineland, marking the fourth such death in a year. Since 2019, 17 belugas and one killer whale have perished at the Ontario facility, which is the only Canadian location holding whales in captivity.</p><p>Ontario's solicitor general has provided little update on the ongoing investigation into these incidents. #society</p>

Beluga dies at Marineland in Niagara Falls — the 18th whale death there since 2019

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