As reported by RIA Novosti, a video with a veterinarian's speech was published on the social networks of the prefecture of the department of Calvados.
According to Courtois, during the transportation, experts diagnosed a deterioration in the respiratory activity of the beluga whale.
She said the ventilation was inadequate while being transported, and the beluga whale's suffering was "obvious".
“We decided that it was not advisable to let him (the animal) go and that he needed to be euthanized,” she explained.
In September 2021, it was reported that in the Primorsky Aquarium, a beluga whale gave birth to a captive cub for the first time in Russia.