2026年8月5日 / 美国东部时间晚上8:11 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
作者：贾里德·奥查彻
圣安东尼奥海洋世界于周二迎来了另外7头白鲸，这是将数十头这类哺乳动物从已关闭的加拿大主题公园迁出的国际行动的最新进展。
这群雌性白鲸分别名为西娜、杰米米、斯凯拉、米卡、夏娃、涅瓦和卡利普索，是第二批离开 Marineland 海洋公园的白鲸，同时也是美国有史以来规模最大的白鲸转运行动。
“我们很高兴一切顺利，此次大规模救援行动的第二批转运任务圆满完成，”圣安东尼奥海洋世界动物运营副总裁史蒂夫·艾贝尔说道。
最新抵达的白鲸正在一处不对外开放的专属栖息地适应新环境，饲养员们正在监测它们的健康状况与行为表现。
“它们正在接受兽医护理、营养补给和精心照料，以适应全新的环境，”艾贝尔补充道。
艾贝尔也是全程护送这些体重超过1200磅的白鲸从 Marineland 出发的饲养员之一。
此次转运使用了特制的注水运输舱，并通过平板卡车和货运飞机完成运输。
这7头白鲸加入了上月首批转运的弗兰基和博蒂·博茨的行列，它们同样完成了从尼亚加拉大瀑布到圣安东尼奥近2000英里的旅程。首批转运的另外4头白鲸被送往了芝加哥的谢德水族馆。
圣安东尼奥海洋世界的饲养员表示，这两头雄性白鲸适应情况良好，正逐步与园区内已有的白鲸进行接触。
Marineland 海洋公园于2024年对公众关闭，但仍拥有这些白鲸的所有权，园区方面表示缺乏继续饲养它们的资源。关闭约一年后，该公园曾警告称，如果无法敲定转运计划或获得额外资金，只能对这些白鲸实施安乐死。
美国国家海洋和大气管理局于7月批准了此次转运行动，以确保这些白鲸能够获得原本无法在当地获得的医疗救治与养护，并表示“加拿大境内没有其他设施能够为这些白鲸提供饲养管理或医疗护理服务”。
目前仍有17头白鲸留在 Marineland，预计将被转移至佐治亚州、芝加哥、圣迭戈和西班牙的水族馆，但官方尚未公布具体的转运时间表。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/more-beluga-whales-arrive-in-texas-as-international-rescue-effort-continues/
7 more beluga whales arrive in Texas as international relocation effort continues
August 5, 2026 / 8:11 PM EDT / CBS News
By Jared Ochacher
SeaWorld San Antonio welcomed seven more beluga whales on Tuesday, the latest development in the international effort to relocate dozens of the mammals from a shuttered Canadian theme park.
The group of females – Xena, Gemini, Skyla, Meeka, Eve, Neva and Calypso – was the second to leave Marineland, and marked the largest beluga transfer ever completed in the United States.
“We are so happy that all went well and the second transport of this huge rescue effort is complete,” said Steve Aibel, SeaWorld San Antonio’s vice president of zoological operations.
The latest arrivals are acclimating to their new home in a private habitat away from public view, where caretakers are monitoring their health and behavior.
“They are receiving veterinary care, nutrition and attention as they acclimate to their new environment,” Aibel added.
Aibel was among the caretakers who joined the more than 1,200-pound animals on their journey from Marineland.
The trip required specialized, water-filled transport units and rides on flatbed trucks and a cargo plane.
The seven whales joined Frankie and Bertie Botts, who completed the same nearly 2,000-mile journey from Niagara Falls to San Antonio during the first relocation last month. Four other whales from that transport were brought to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
The two males are adjusting well, according to caretakers at SeaWorld, and are slowly being introduced to the existing whales at the park.
Marineland closed to the public in 2024 but has remained in possession of the animals, which it has said it lacks the resources to continue caring for. Around a year after closing, the park said it would have no choice but to euthanize them if a relocation plan or additional funding was not secured.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued relocation approvals in July to ensure the belugas receive medical treatment and care that is not otherwise available, saying that “there are no other facilities in Canada that are able to provide the whales husbandry or medical care.”
Seventeen whales remain at Marineland and are expected to be moved to aquariums in Georgia, Chicago, San Diego and Spain, though officials have not announced a timeline.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/more-beluga-whales-arrive-in-texas-as-international-rescue-effort-continues/
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