[溫哥華本地新聞] B.C. Supreme Court strikes down Vancouver bylaw banning cetaceans

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The B.C. Supreme Court has struck down a Vancouver bylaw banning the keeping of cetaceans in city parks.

The park board passed the bylaw banning the practice in May 2017, but a B.C. Supreme Court judge has found that the board does not have the jurisdiction to change the Vancouver charter as required to implement the ban.

• Vancouver Aquarium's whale, dolphin breeding banned by park board

The Vancouver Aquarium recently announced it would be ending its whale and dolphin captivity programs.

The aquarium only has one remaining captive cetacean, a Pacific white-sided dolphin named Helen.

• Vancouver Aquarium will no longer keep whales, dolphins in captivity

More to come