Zoo close to winning whale licence
- Published: 3 Feb 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
The Fisheries Department is prepared to give Safari World permission to import six beluga whales from Russia if it improves its aquarium facilities, senior official Manop Chaengkit said.
The zoo's plan to import the whales has sparked protests from wildlife activists who argue that keeping the marine mammals in captivity in tropical Thailand could kill them.
Mr Manop, director of the Fishery Management Bureau, said officials had inspected Safari World's aquarium to see whether it is suitable for the marine mammals which usually live in the Arctic Ocean.
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