”He said the rescuers tied a rope to the stick, threw it out and gradually drew Springer closer and closer to their boat. The team of rescuers at the lagoon 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria failed in their initial attempt to capture the young orca last"The most important thing is trying to develop a rapport with the animal, but not a strong bond that they become attached to you," said Foster, who now works with the Whale Sanctuary Project, a group dedicated to rehousing captive cetaceans in an ocean sanctuary. "He said in an interview that rescuers should try to connect with the female calf, that the Ehattesaht First Nation has named kwiisahi?— Jeff Foster's resume sounds like the stuff of fantasy, starting as a teenage orca catcher in Puget Sound in Washington State, pursuing the giant predators for aquariums for decades, then having a change of heart and becoming a leading figure in killer whale rescue and rehabilitation. The CanadianFoster said the calf was likely scared to leave the lagoon. Foster said he eventually became disenchanted with the industry and the justification that keeping orcas in aquariums was helping educate the public. He said the Department of Fisheries reached out as soon as the calf's mother died in the lagoon on March 23. "It's confused … maybe it doesn't want to leave the beach where the mom stranded," he said.
