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Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon

The Fisheries Department is considering trap-and-transport as a last resort for a young orca calf stuck in a lagoon.
The calf's mother, a pregnant Bigg's killer whale, died in the lagoon, prompting rescue efforts.

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Killer whale rescue team puts boats back in lagoon in effort to entice calf to ocean

A flotilla of up to 10 vessels, taking advantage of the best tidal flows in days, was on the waters of a remote lagoon off northern Vancouver Island Thursday in an effort to coax a young killer whale back to the open ocean, but 'a successful outcome is not guaranteed.'

1 month ago·Canada

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CBC News

Killer whale rescue team puts boats back in lagoon in effort to coax calf to open water

1 month ago·Canada

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Global News

‘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.

1 month ago·Toronto, Canada

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Winnipeg Free Press

Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon

ZEBALLOS, B.C. – Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul […]

1 month ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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National Post

Sperm whales under attack by orcas defend themselves with a 'poo-nami'

'Defensive defecation,' to give the tactic its more scientific name, works to confuse, fend off or maybe just gross out would-be predators

1 month ago·Canada

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Coast Reporter

Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island.

1 month ago·Sechelt, Canada

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