Efforts are underway to rescue an orphaned baby orca stranded in a Canadian lagoon, with plans to airlift it to a new pod in the Pacific Ocean. The calf had refused to leave its deceased mother's side for weeks. Rescuers, optimistic about using AI technology and seeking help from local photographers and the community, aim to reunite the calf with a pod. Meanwhile, the endangered North Atlantic right whale faces increased threats, with another member of the species recently killed in a ship collision, marking a deadly year for these whales. Preliminary results indicate the whale suffered "catastrophic" injuries consistent with blunt force trauma from a vessel strike.
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The young killer whale stranded in a lagoon off Vancouver Island is a girl, new drone images reveal, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada. READ MORE: https://t.co/YXLYDwVRjJ https://t.co/YXLYDwVRjJ
An increasingly deadly year for the endangered North Atlantic right whale got worse this week when another member of the species was killed in a collision with a ship, federal authorities said. https://t.co/wgA9Unuesu
Helping a beached orca in Alaska until she could swim free when high tide arrived The orca is vocalising and other orcas were seen waiting for her 📹 Aroon Melane https://t.co/oeqz0QdYWR
Rescuers have asked for local photographers to help in the efforts to reunite an orphaned baby orca with its pod. https://t.co/X5gZUEmwRd
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Another endangered right whale dies after a collision with a ship off the East Coast https://t.co/YuCA4V3UeJ https://t.co/DmAe4mhvz5
Orphaned baby orca stranded in Canadian lagoon will be airlifted out to join new pod in the Pacific Ocean - after it spent weeks refusing to leave its dead mom's body https://t.co/GEe7xxuk3j https://t.co/wME3ve5dwN
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Preliminary results suggest that the right whale recently found off Virginia died as a result of "catastrophic" injuries to the whale’s spine and lower back. "These findings are consistent with blunt force trauma from a vessel strike," @NOAA reports here: https://t.co/p0LwkgtpQz https://t.co/3R5XGyAxRR
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