It’s been nearly a year since the Star began publishing its major investigative series Inside Marineland, about the treatment of animals at the Marineland animal exhibition park in Niagara Falls, Ont. Since then, the public has learned about the fate of Larry the harbour seal and other ailing or deceased animals at Marineland, including Smooshi the walrus and Skoot the baby beluga. Readers reacted: The stories and images went viral and protests took place at the park.

The series has galvanized a movement to increase oversight of marine parks and captive animals. But as Linda Diebel explains here, the story is far from over.

The Story So Far is an occasional video series that features Toronto Star reporters summarizing an ongoing issue, event or investigation.

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