An orca calf stranded in a Canadian lagoon will be airlifted out to reunite with pod, rescuers say
Plans are underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off Canada’s northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family. The Canadian Fisheries Department and First Nations officials are planning to airlift a stranded orca calf from a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island to reunite the young orca with its extended family. The plan involves placing the 2-year-old calf into a sling, lifting it out of the lagoon by helicopter and placing it in a net pen in the ocean while its family pod is nearby. This is part of a rescue effort since the calf's pregnant mother was stranded at low tide and died March 23.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Plans are underway by 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, Canadian authorities said Wednesday.
Canadian Fisheries Department and First Nations officials said the plan involves placing the 2-year-old calf into a sling, lifting it out of the lagoon by helicopter and putting it in a net pen in the ocean while they wait for its family pod to be near before release.
Rescuers have been unable to coax the young whale out of the area since its pregnant mother was stranded at low tide in the lagoon and died March 23.