The two beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, are now safely in their new sea sanctuary care area at Klettsvik Bay in the Westman Islands off the south coast of Iceland.
After a short period of time to acclimatise to their new natural environment and all the outdoor elements, they are now taking little steps to explore the wider sanctuary (32,000 square metres), returning to the sea sanctuary care pools over a short period of time while their health and well-being is assessed and monitored on a daily basis.
The moving of the whales into the world’s first open water sanctuary for belugas, was completed on Friday 7th August at 12:30pm Icelandic time.
The Sanctuary, operated by charity the SEA LIFE Trust and which is the first of its kind, was built with the support of a generous donation from Merlin Entertainments. Created in partnership with Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the SEA LIFE TRUST Beluga Whale Sanctuary is one of the biggest developments in captive whale and dolphin care and protection in decades and the first of its kind to be created for cetaceans.
More information about sanctuaries for whales and dolphins at: [ Ссылка ]
Video courtesy PA/SLT/WDC
