A statement from the Fisheries Department on Friday says drone images have determined that the calf given the First Nation name Kiisahi?is, or Brave Little Hunter, is female.The department says planning for a rescue operation to transfer her to an open ocean net pen continues, but the attempt is"unlikely" to begin early next week.
Rescuers say they will search the ocean off Vancouver Island for the calf's pod, hoping to reunite her with her family once she is transferred to a net pen after the rescue. 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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