Orca Rescue

• Whale experts confident B.C. orca calf will survive, find family if rescue plan succeeds

  The video confirmation of the orca calf eating the seal meat gave the rescue team more time to consider their options.

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  Apr 21
  
• 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
• Clock ticking for B.C. orca calf rescue, Vancouver Aquarium official says

  Vancouver Aquarium official Martin Haulena said time is ticking for the rescue operation as the calf may be having trouble getting food.

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  Apr 14
• ‘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
• ‘Highly complex operation’: Low tide pauses B.C. orca rescue efforts

  Efforts to save an orca calf off Vancouver Island were frustrated by low tides on Saturday. Meanwhile, officials say they are re-thinking methods being used in the rescue attempt.

  Canada

  Mar 31
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• ‘Give it our best shot’: Efforts resume to save stranded orca calf on B.C. coast

  The two-year-old Bigg's killer whale is trapped in the same tidal lagoon near Zeballos where its mother died on Saturday after becoming stranded by low tide.

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  Mar 28
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• ‘All contingencies’ on the table in race to save orca calf stranded on B.C. coast

  A rescue team working to coax a stranded killer whale calf from a lagoon off northern Vancouver Island is prepared to change tactics to save its life, including the possibility of lifting the orca out to the open ocean, says a Fisheries Department marine mammal co-ordinator.

  Environment

  Mar 27