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More than 3,000 belugas, dolphins and killer whales are held in captivity<\/a> around the world. They live in conditions that are inappropriate<\/a> for their needs, social bonding, and intelligence. The Whale Sanctuary Project provides a solution to this issue by giving these whales a certain degree of freedom.<\/p>\n

Located in Nova Scotia, the Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) currently under development aims to create a sanctuary for cetaceans. The goal is to host killer whales and belugas that have lived in captivity and cannot be rehabilitated and give them a suitable natural habitat that offers optimal conditions for their well-being.<\/p>\n

Here is a summary of our meeting with the project\u2019s executive director, Mr. Charles Vinick<\/a>, who has been involved in the environmental and ocean community for over 50 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than 3,000 belugas, dolphins and killer whales are held in captivity around the world. They live in conditions that are inappropriate for their needs, social bonding, and intelligence. The Whale Sanctuary Project provides a solution to this issue by giving these whales a certain degree of freedom. Located in Nova Scotia, the Whale Sanctuary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":69561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Whale Sanctuary Project: Helping Captive Cetaceans - Baleines en direct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"More than 3,000 belugas, dolphins and killer whales are held in captivity around the world. 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