The situation at Marineland, the tourist attraction where 20 whales have died since 2019, is “terrible,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.

There are 30 belugas left at Marineland, according to a database maintained by The Canadian Press based on government records and officials. They are the last remaining whales in captivity in Canada, which banned the keeping of cetaceans in 2019.

“They have a responsibility to take care of these whales,” Ford said when asked about Marineland at an unrelated press conference. “They need to make sure that they’re healthy.”

He said his heart breaks for the “poor whales” held in captivity.

“It’s just terrible over there.”

There are also four dolphins remaining at the Niagara Falls park, along with several seals and sea lions and its contingent o

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