The mayor of a rural Newfoundland community is offering a home to 30 beluga whales owned by Marineland Canada.

The Town of Burgeo sent a letter to federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, proposing a sanctuary for the whales among a sheltered cove.

Mayor Trevor Green said he believes the whales can thrive off the coast of his town.

"It's an opportunity to relocate these whales, put them into a habitat that is more natural, I'll say. And it just brings on, like, great stewardship and rural innovation for Newfoundland," Green told CBC Radio's on Tuesday.

"I would rather see a beluga die, pass away, in its natural habitat than be stuck in a swimming pool."

The belugas are in the possession of Marineland Canada, the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont. The park is rapidly runn

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