{
  "id": 11229604,
  "title": "Four Beluga Whales Died Weeks After Being Rescued From a Defunct Marine Park in Canada. Were the Animals Too Sick to Be Moved?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/four-beluga-whales-died-weeks-after-being-rescued-from-a-defunct",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:34:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/four-beluga-whales-died-weeks-after-being-rescued-from-a-defunct-marine-park-in-canada-were-the-animals-too-sick-to-be-moved-180989597/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "They were among 30 whales transferred from the facility over the summer. It had faced multiple allegations of animal neglect and cruelty before closing in 2024",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}