Vancouver aquarium

Jocelyne Dramisino says she made her little cousin watch a hair-raising online video before taking her to a Vancouver-area wharf where a sea lion yanked a young girl off the dock and into the water.

"Everyone just thought it was super friendly and all, but seconds later the girl decided to sit on the side of the dock and that's when the sea lion decided to jump out and drag her into the water,"

An aquarium and zoo industry group says a park board vote to ban cetacean captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium is "troubling" and it will work with the facility to influence the policy.

A 29-year-old female beluga whale showing similar symptoms to a 19-year-old calf that died two days ago caused panic among caretakers.

Keeping whales and dolphins in captivity will no longer be allowed across Canada under legislation that passed on Monday, June 10, 2019, drawing celebrations from activists and politicians who called it a significant development for animal rights.