700 kg orca calf rescue attempt in Zeballos, BC, using a large seine fishing vessel.
A large seine fishing vessel able to cast a net for a nearly 700 kg orca calf has arrived in Zeballos, BC, for a new rescue attempt of a stranded orca in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel, equipped with a crane-like device for lifting heavy nets, will be deployed as part of an upcoming rescue effort near Vancouver Island. The female calf has been stranded alone for nearly a month since its pregnant mother died after becoming trapped on a beach at low tide.
April 19, 2024
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