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Hunters, loggers, fishing guides and Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents all say they are deeply concerned about the plight of a killer whale calf left orphaned and trapped in a lagoon near the village of Zeballos, B.C., as a collaborative rescue effort gets underway.
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — It's just after 10 a.m., and Yvonne Malanfant has finished brewing a fresh pot of coffee and placing a plate of homemade quesadillas with a side dish of spicy mayonnaise on a table for everybody to share. A little bell above her door rings to announce the arrival of another local to pick up their mail and catch up on recent events. Customer traffic at the small Canada Post outlet at Zeballos, B.C., has been extra busy over the past two weeks as residents gather to talk about the
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Plans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos within four or five days, says the area's First Nation chief.
The small community of Zeballos has fully invested itself in the unfolding rescue effort for an orca calf, which could occur this week officials say.
Hunters, loggers, fishing guides and the area's Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents all say they are deeply concerned about the plight of the two-year-old orca calf, left alone without its mother in Little Espinosa Inlet since March, and a rescue attempt can't come soon enough.