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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: No one loves Marineland right now
Description: Everyone loves Marineland? That famous jingle hasn’t been true for years — and even less so after this weekend's disturbing headlines.The now-shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls says it will have no choice but to euthanize 30 beluga whales unless the federal government steps in with emergency funds to help pay for food and care.The cash-strapped aquarium blames Ottawa for its predicament, calling the “devastating decision” a “direct consequence” of the federal government’s refusal to issue export permits for the belugas, allowing them to be moved to a facility in China. ...