Two beluga whales evacuated from Ukraine via airplane

Ukraine has been a war zone for more than two years now, and that’s affected both humans and animals. This week two beluga whales needed to be evacuated from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Host Marco Werman speaks with Dan Ashe, president and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, about how the evacuation was conducted.

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