A woman in Nanaimo, B.C., serenades a trapped killer whale calf with her violin at every high tide to encourage it to leave a remote lagoon.

A woman in Nanaimo, B.C., is serenading a trapped killer whale calf with her violin, playing at every high tide in an effort to coax the orca to leave the remote lagoon where it has been trapped alone for almost four weeks. Carol Love, a Canadian military veteran, is watching the tides and playing violin to encourage the orca calf to pass through a narrow channel, under a bridge, and into the open ocean. A rescue team is preparing another attempt to catch the calf in a net and transport it to nearby waters.

April 18, 2024
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