A dramatic rescue operation is being considered off the northern coast of Vancouver Island, as rescuers race against time to save an orphaned killer whale calf.
Its mother died nearly two weeks prior, with attempts to coax the calf out of the lagoon it is lingering in being unsuccessful up to this point.
As Neetu Garcha explains, experts are now considering airlifting the orca via helicopter into the open ocean.
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They captured killer whales in the 60,s to put in zoos, it dose t seem that hard to net a smaller one with nets in the first place.
Too bad. How about helping get some food and aid to the children of Gaza?
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I was once walking along shore in Victoria and found a baby orca corpse on the shore with obvious tool or screw marks. Was so young it was about the size of a large dog. Pretty sad.
I called it in and they were like meh leave it there for the wildlife nature will sort itself out.
And you know they were right.
As heartbreaking as this is, that's nature. Will you air lift wildlife when you can't house and can barely feed your own population Canada?
Climate change taking toll on ocean species.
I wonder if it would be possible to move it to the Vancouver Aquarium, so it could be rehabilitated there, then released when it got older?
They should send it to Marineland 🤷
Why do I think of the disabled and seniors who cant affort a trip from North Island down to Victoria to see a specialist
Even Orca run out NDP BC and gas price 212.9 CAD per liter
My gosh we can put a man on the moon but we can't figure out how to airlift a baby orca back out to sea
Dumb, ironic that a first nations member that is "intune" with nature wants to interfer with it. Nature may appear cruel at times but that's how it goes. His ancestors would be waiting for it to die so they could eat it.
So wait; the government can't control nature! Hmmm odd
Is it really MORE IMPORTANT than homelessness in Canada and total degradation of living standards in Canada?
Quote: "Canada Slaughtered 841 Million Animals in 2022". By the way, it is only about "land animals". Destroyed with Canadian "help" Ukrainians (which are not an animals) are not included as well. I like this story about one orca. Hypocrisy at finest.
👉 It is the shame! Why has no one found out yet whether this orca belongs to the LGBT+ community?!
So sad the mother died. I hope the calf will soon be rescued.
💔💔, So glad they are acting to save this Beautiful animal, so he can be united with his pod.❤
Why bring it to Marineland, his family is long gone by nos
thank you, please save this orca. this is about more than this one baby orca. there are only 73 orca's left on our pacific coast. this is about saving a species.
Why the calf still alone what are waiting for?? To find her death like the mother??
Hopefully we can save that baby 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Has Poilivere mentioned the 56,000+ excess deaths from the Covid Con? Check out the National Citizens Inquiry to confrim the deaths of 56,000+ Canadians.
God, please let this rescue go smoothly and safely for everyone involved. Especially for that sweet baby Orca. 🤟💜🙏
We're cheering for you Brave Little Hunter. ❤️
When a mother orca lost her baby not long ago, she mourned the baby for some time, not letting go. Perhaps, this baby is staying close to the mother, unwilling to move on. Could the mother's corpse be moved (eg hauled by boat), so that the baby follows to the pod?
they better NOT take her to a aquarium, she belongs freedom