Orphan calf has sparked worldwide attention after mother died in remote Vancouver Island inlet
A rescue effort that involves lifting a killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island could happen within the next two weeks.
He says the plan then involves placing the orca calf in a large net pen in the ocean where its health can be examined and the chances of it meeting its family pod are greatest. The plan was agreed on Wednesday during a meeting between members of the Ehattesaht First Nation council, Fisheries Department officials and marine technical experts.
Cottrell said time is of the essence for the calf. They’ll be working quickly to put the plan in place, look at how they’ll capture and transport the calf and then, hopefully, reunite it with its pod as it passes. “And it’s not, definitely not, going to be an easy road ahead. But everybody’s optimistic and really working together to make this happen,” Cottrell said.
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