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Baby orphan orca escapes Canadian lagoon after month of attempts [View all]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68909800Baby orphan orca escapes Canadian lagoon after month of attempts
2 hours ago
By Nadine Yousif, BBC News, Toronto
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
The orca, nicknamed Kwee-sa-hay-is, meaning Brave Little Hunter, spent over a month in the inlet
An orphan orca calf that has been trapped in a lagoon for more than a month off the coast of British Columbia is finally free.
The orca had been stuck since 23 March after its mother died, sparking a huge rescue effort off Vancouver Island's west coast.
Repeated efforts to coax or carry her out a narrow path to open water were unsuccessful.
But on Friday, the calf managed to swim out on its own thanks to high tide.
[...]
2 hours ago
By Nadine Yousif, BBC News, Toronto
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
The orca, nicknamed Kwee-sa-hay-is, meaning Brave Little Hunter, spent over a month in the inlet
An orphan orca calf that has been trapped in a lagoon for more than a month off the coast of British Columbia is finally free.
The orca had been stuck since 23 March after its mother died, sparking a huge rescue effort off Vancouver Island's west coast.
Repeated efforts to coax or carry her out a narrow path to open water were unsuccessful.
But on Friday, the calf managed to swim out on its own thanks to high tide.
[...]
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