DFO staff are attempting to entice a young killer whale to rejoin its pod, after the whale’s mother died on Saturday as a result of getting stranded near Zeballos.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans first received a call about a stranded killer whale on Saturday, March 23. The call also reported that a younger whale was still swimming in a lagoon nearby. With the help of Nuchatlaht and Ehattseaht First Nations, who are trained in marine mammal response, work was done to keep the stranded killer whale cool and to refloat her. However, the stranded whale died as a result of the stranding.
“This is a highly complex operation, and time is of the essence,” a release from DFO says. “The area is remote with sparse connectivity. DFO staff on site are currently focused on doing everything possible to reunite the young whale with its pod.” An update from DFO said that a necropsy was being performed on March 25, but also that any definitive results may take months to be completed.
“DFO would like to acknowledge the Nuchatlaht and Ehattseaht First Nations for their tremendous efforts to sustain and rescue the whales and for their ongoing collaboration in this incident,” the release says.The Department asks the public to call the Fisheries and Ocean’s Observe, Record, Report/ Marine Mammal Incident Hotline at 1-800-465-4336, to report occurrences of whales being harassed or disturbed, and instances of collision with whales or whale entanglements.
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