Janie Wray, CEO and lead researcher for B.C. Whales, hopes Moon\u0027s story will alert boaters to the danger that ship strikes pose to whales.
Janie Wray, CEO and lead researcher for B.C. Whales, says it is likely to be the last journey for the whale known as Moon.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“And right away, we just recognized like, ‘Oh, my God. What has happened to this poor whale?’ You could see from her dorsal fin to her tail was curved into an S shape,” said Wray. Moon was spotted again off B.C. on Oct. 11, then on Dec. 1 by U.S. researchers for the Pacific Whale Foundation off the coast of Maui, Hawaii.
“I was in awe of her. The amount of respect for her was tremendous, but it also just broke my heart because I recognize the will and the strength that pushed her to do that migration using just her pectorals,” said Wray.Article contentWray says Moon undertook what was likely a painful journey because of “its tradition, its culture.”
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