BC Rescue Team Regroups After Little Orca Thwarts Capture in Remote Lagoon

BC Rescue Team Regroups After Little Orca Thwarts Capture in Remote Lagoon
The Ehattesaht First Nation deployed a canoe and other resources to try and rescue the orphaned orca, but were unsuccessful, at a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on April 12, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
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A second attempt to rescue an orphaned killer whale calf stranded in a remote British Columbia lagoon will not take place on April 13 after an initial effort to capture the young orca failed a day earlier.

An administrator working with the Ehattesaht First Nation on the whale rescue attempt said the team is regrouping and planning its next effort to save the young orca, but said there is currently no date set for the next operation.