ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A rescue attempt to save a killer whale calf stranded in a remote tidal lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., is underway.
Road access to the lagoon is blocked by members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, but an official at the scene said an attempt to get the female orca calf out of the lagoon and transferred into the open ocean began before dawn.
A statement from the First Nation said work was expected to take"much of the day" and the federal Fisheries Department, the Vancouver Aquarium, and the nation will brief the media when the operation has concluded. Earlier this week, federal officials said a team of about two dozen people had assembled to prepare the planned landing area for the complex rescue
Chief Simon John and staff and members of the First Nation were"playing key roles on the water today," it said.
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