Fisheries Department warns boaters against disturbing orphan B.C. orca calf
The Fisheries Department says it's monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family after being trapped in a lagoon for nearly a month.
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![Rescue preparations continue as a two-year-old female orca calf, named kwiisahi?is, or Brave Little Hunter, by the Ehattesaht First Nation, is spotted at the Little Espinosa Inlet near Zeballos, B.C., Friday, April 19, 2024. The calf has been trapped alone in the lagoon since its pregnant mother became stranded on a rocky beach at low tide and died four weeks ago. An orca that is spewing water from its blowhole is pictured.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7187238.1714241767!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/killer-whale-calf-20240419-orca-zeballos-brave-little-hunter.jpg)
The Fisheries Department says it's monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family after being trapped in a lagoon for nearly a month.