NEWS U.S. group floats whale sanctuary idea for B.C. coast Animal sanctuaries exist for feral cats, retired racehorses and endangered elephants … so why not whales? It’s an idea that’s been floated throughout the long debate over cetaceans at the Vancouver Aquarium as those opposed to keeping whales in captivity recognize that banishing them from marine parks creates a new problem: What to do with captive whales unfit for release into the wild? “A sea pen sanctuary would be the best option,” said Annelise Sorg, president of No Whales in Captivity, a group that’s been calling on the Vancouver Aquarium since 1992 to end its cetacean program. “It’s really the logical next step.” As the Vancouver park board voted Monday to ban performances and prevent the Vancouver Aquarium from taking new cetaceans, a U.S. organization hoping to create North America’s first whale sanctuary is considering British Columbia in its hunt for a location. A team from the Whale Sanctuary Project will be in B.C. next month to visit several potential sites, executive director Lori Marino said. The group is also considering options in Nova Scotia and Washington state and plans to narrow their list to a handful of locations this summer, with a final decision expected by the end of the year. TO READ FULL ARTICLE PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK