Baby orca dies in New Zealand after fruitless search for mother

WELLINGTON: Toa, the baby orca who captured hearts after he was found stranded in New Zealand waters, has lost his fight for survival, conservationists confirmed on Saturday .

Conservationists, who named the orca Toa - Maori for"warrior" - housed him in a makeshift pen at the seaside suburb of Plimmerton, where he was fed via a special teat every four hours while an air and sea search was mounted to find his mother. Department of Conservation marine species manager Ian Angus said they were aware that the longer Toa was in captivity and away from his mother, the more likely it was his health would deteriorate.

"Throughout this amazing effort, we've all been united in wanting to do the best for Toa. Finding and reuniting him with his pod was still our goal as we headed into the weekend."This calf had captured hearts, and no one wanted to believe that he didn't have a fighting chance."

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