

Little Grey at home in Shanghai. (Photo: SEA LIFE TRUST Beluga Whale Sanctuary/for China Daily)
The people behind the sanctuary hope it will inspire other facilities to release captive whales and dolphins into more natural environments and help end whale and dolphin performances.
More than 3,000 whales, dolphins, and porpoises are held in captivity around the world.
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