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President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, with discussions primarily focused on Iran and regional security. This marked their first meeting since the start of the conflict with Iran.
The process of relocating 30 beluga whales, previously stranded at the now-shuttered Marineland facility, has commenced. This effort aims to move the whales to a new, suitable environment.
Conservation officers in Churchill, Manitoba, protected beached beluga whales until the tide returned, allowing them to swim away.
SeaWorld is assisting in the rescue of 30 beluga whales from a Canadian amusement park that has closed, leaving the whales stranded.
The United States has imposed new sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and members of the Castro family. Cuba's president has condemned these actions, calling them 'illegal sanctions and aggression by the United States.'
Scientists have discovered that beluga whales exhibit self-awareness, a trait previously thought to be exclusive to humans and a few other animal species. This finding challenges long-held scientific assumptions about animal cognition.
A significant conservation effort has begun with the relocation of six beluga whales from Canada's Marineland to various aquariums in the United States, part of a larger operation involving 30 whales.
Beluga whales have been welcomed in Chicago after a successful rescue operation, marking a new chapter for the marine animals.
The Guardian's picture editors present their selection of photographs from around the world, capturing various moments including the Milky Way, Beluga whales, and Larry the cat.
Beluga whales from Canada, previously facing euthanasia, have been given a second chance and will be relocated to aquariums in the United States and Spain, a complex operation according to experts.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has endorsed a rescue plan that will see Marineland's remaining beluga whales split up and sent to Oceanogràfic València in Spain or one of four locations in the United States.
The world's largest marine mammal rescue operation has begun in Canada, involving the relocation of 30 beluga whales from the shuttered Marineland facility due to fears of euthanasia.
Six beluga whales have been successfully airlifted from a closed Canadian marine park and rehomed in new facilities in the United States. The complex operation involved cranes and specialized transport to ensure their safe relocation.
The first group of beluga whales from the permanently closed Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, has begun their journey to new homes in U.S. aquariums as part of an 'emergency rescue'.
A Canadian animal law advocacy organization is calling for a condition to be placed on government permits, prohibiting the breeding of Marineland's beluga whales if they are shipped to U.S. aquariums.
Footage from the New York Aquarium, nearly two decades old, reveals that beluga whales exhibit a preference for mirrors, a behavior also observed in elephants and monkeys.