Orca Calf

• ‘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
  
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• 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.

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  Apr 18
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• 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
• ‘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
• 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.

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  Apr 12
• Trapped B.C. whale calf’s skin begins to whiten from water

  The skin of a young killer whale trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon is turning white due to the low salinity of the water, says the fisheries department.

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  Apr 9
• New drone images reveal orca calf trapped off B.C. coast is female

  The young killer whale stranded in the lagoon off Vancouver Island is a girl, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

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  Apr 5
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• Rescue of B.C. orca calf could involve helicopter airlift

  A new rescue effort will soon be underway to rescue an orphaned orca calf in a remote area off northern Vancouver Island. The calf has been in the area since its mother died.

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  Apr 4
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• Orca calf is surfacing regularly in B.C. lagoon

  A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10 minutes in a lagoon near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos.

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  Apr 2