Georgia Aquarium's Beluga Whale Capture Comes Under Fire

Controversy is brewing over the Georgia Aquarium's plan to import 18 beluga whales captured off the coast of Russia. According to the aquarium, the whales are needed for research and education. According to animal welfare advocates, that doesn't justify the harm inflicted on intelligent, emotional creatures unsuited for captivity.

Transporting the World's Largest Fish: A Whale [Shark] of a Task - Promega Connections

Ailing Beluga Whale Euthanized At Aquarium - CBS News

The Doc Hoping to Be the 'Blackfish' for Beluga Whales – The Hollywood Reporter

Beluga whale - Wikipedia

Beluga Whale - Georgia Aquarium

A win for Beluga Whales

NOAA denies Georgia Aquarium belugas – the Southerner Online

Russia Frees Last Of 'Whale Jail' Animals Into Wild In Far East

US courts to decide fate of 18 whales caught in Russia