Rescue of trapped killer whale calf in B.C. underway, First Nation says
Members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Vancouver Aquarium have begun a rescue operation to move a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote Vancouver Island lagoon and into open water, the nation says.
![Rescue of trapped killer whale calf in B.C. underway, First Nation says](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7162295.1712160818!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/orca-calf.jpg)
![An orphaned orca calf is shown in a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on Tuesday April 2, 2024. The two year-old orca has been alone in the tidal lagoon near Little Espinosa Inlet since March 23 when its pregnant mother became trapped by the low tide and died on the rocky beach. An orphaned orca calf is shown in a lagoon](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7162295.1712160818!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/orca-calf.jpg)
Members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Vancouver Aquarium have begun a rescue operation to move a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote Vancouver Island lagoon and into open water, the nation says.