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Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon

Efforts are underway to save a stranded killer whale calf, involving Fisheries Department officials and Ehattesaht First Nation.
The rescue plan includes capturing the calf and examining its health before releasing it into the ocean to increase chances of reuniting with family.
The calf, named "kwiisahi?is," has been surviving on its own, seen with a bird in its mouth.

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CTV News

Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon

Plans are now underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family.

26 days ago·Canada

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CBC News

Trapped killer whale calf to be lifted out of B.C. lagoon by helicopter

Plans are now underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family.

29 days ago·Canada

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CNN

Rescuers are working to save an orphaned orca calf stranded in a remote British Columbia lagoon

A team of rescuers are working to save an orca calf that has been stranded for nearly two weeks in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island, off the west coast of Canada.

27 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Rescuers scramble to save orphaned orca calf dubbed ‘Brave Little Hunter’

Food sources are dwindling in the Canadian lagoon where the 2-year-old killer whale, named by local First Nations people, has been stranded since last month.

27 days ago

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The Toronto Star

Plans to lift a B.C. orca calf out of remote lagoon aim for two-week timeline

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - 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.

29 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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