Drone images show orca calf trapped near Zeballos is healthy female, Fisheries Department says
The skin of a young killer whale trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon is turning white due to the low salinity of the water, but the Fisheries Department says the calf is active and isn’t showing signs of emaciation.
Equipment has been arriving in the nearby village of Zeballos for a complex rescue operation, in which experts plan to use a net to corral the calf into a sling in the shallows of the three-kilometre-long lagoon. John said equipment for the planned rescue has started to arrive in their remote community, located more than 450 kilometres north of Victoria.
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