The Last of the Whales Have Been Freed From Russia’s Notorious “Whale Jail”— But Where Are They Going?

A Criminal Investigation

A criminal investigation went into effect in November of 2018, per Putin’s request. The four companies responsible are Russian firms that supply marine animals to Russian aquariums. The only illegal part of any of this is that they were suspected of exporting the whales to aquariums in other countries, notably China.