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The Vancouver Park Board Has Unanimously Decided To Prohibit The Importation And Display Of Live Cetaceans

The Vancouver Park Board Has Unanimously Decided To Prohibit The Importation And Display Of Live Cetaceans

The Jill Bennett Show · CKNW / Curiouscast

March 12, 201711m 7s

Show Notes

The Vancouver Park Board has unanimously decided to have staff look into amending the Parks Control bylaw to prohibit the importation and display of live cetaceans. The Thursday decision follows the Vancouver Aquarium’s announcement to bring in new belugas before phasing out its’ cetacean research program and the display of belugas by 2029. http://globalnews.ca/news/3300715/park-board-votes-to-ban-cetacean-captivity-at-vancouver-aquarium/

GUEST: Stuart MacKinnon - Vancouver Park Board Commissioner

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