Orca Calf

• Orphan orca freed from B.C. lagoon has yet to reunite with family, researchers say

  Brave Little Hunter, an orca calf that was freed in April from a Vancouver Island lagoon, is still on her own, researchers say. But she's living up to her name and holding her own.

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  Sep 6
  
• Orphan orca calf’s pod spotted off coast of Vancouver Island

  Members of a killer whale pod related to an orphan orca calf that escaped a remote B.C. tidal lagoon last month have been spotted off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.

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  May 21
  
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• Officials urge people to stay away from orphaned orca calf while looking for a pod

  "Bigg’s pods are very adaptable and open to adopting young animals and we remain optimistic about her chances of survival", the DFO said in a release.

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  May 3
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• Orphan orca’s saga will be talked about for ‘generations,’ says First Nation chief

  "It's been a joyful day, a really joyful day," said Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John. "There was a lot of anticipation for this moment for the past five weeks."

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  Apr 27
• ‘Really happy’: Video captures B.C. orca calf eating first meal in 27 days

  The young whale ventured into the lagoon off northwest Vancouver Island with her mother last month. She has been swimming around in the waters by herself ever since.

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  Apr 19
• Fishing vessel with crane, net arrives in Zeballos for orca calf rescue

  A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C.

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  Apr 19
• B.C. woman tries to coax trapped orca calf out of lagoon with her violin

  Carol Love will be playing the violin at every high tide to entice the orca calf to pass through a narrow channel, leading to open ocean.

  Canada

  Apr 18
• B.C. orca rescue near Zeballos planning to take a ‘few days’, officials say

  The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days.

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  Apr 16
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• ‘We’re not going to stop’: Team to rethink next steps for B.C. orca whale rescue

  A team of officials working to save a stranded orca calf off the coast of Vancouver Island say they are not going to give up after the first rescue attempt failed on Friday.

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  Apr 13
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• Stranded baby orca rescue attempt off B.C. coast ‘close but unsuccessful’

  Ehattesaht First Nation members and representatives from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Vancouver Aquarium have been preparing to move her into the open ocean.

  Environment

  Apr 12