Equipment for the rescue of a killer whale calf stranded in a Vancouver Island lagoon has started arriving in the remote community of Zeballos, ahead of a complex operation that could happen as early as next week.
ZEBALLOS, B.C. —
The net pen is expected to arrive in Zeballos on Sunday. Once the whale is in the pen, it will be kept at a location its extended family is known to frequent, in hopes of a reunion when it is finally freed. "You can appreciate the complications on the logistics," he said."We want to do this as safe as possible for the whale, but also for the people involved. We're piecing all this together in quite a short amount of time. We're going to undertake the rescue when it's safe to do so but also taking into consideration how the animal's doing."
The drama is unfolding near the tiny village of Zeballos, population 200, about 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria. Officials aren't sure if the whale has been feeding and set out the remains of a harbour seal this week. While the seal meat disappeared, they aren't sure if the calf ate it.
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