The small dorsal fin kept appearing behind the larger whale. At first, the two orcas looked like any closely travelling pair. One surfaced ahead, while the smaller animal followed through […]
The young orca had survived the crisis that brought her into human care. As her weight returned and her strength became visible, another question grew harder to ignore: what would […]
Two towering black fins break through the cold grey water. The first belongs to John Coe, an old male orca whose damaged dorsal fin makes him instantly recognizable. A second […]
The rescue boat moved slowly away from the shallows. Behind it, a large male orca followed under the pull of a harness. His tall dorsal fin cut through the grey […]
The young orca had been found alone hundreds of miles from home. After treatment, transport and weeks inside a temporary sea pen, one final question remained: could she truly return […]
The small wooden boat moved through the cold water with an unexpected passenger behind it. A rope stretched from the stern and disappeared beneath the surface. Farther back, a dark […]
At 2:45 in the afternoon on 14 July 2002, in a small bay on the north end of Vancouver Island, someone lowered a section of net. There was a young […]
The floating cage moved slowly through the cold coastal water. A tugboat pulled it south, leaving a long white wake behind the rough wooden frame. Inside the enclosure, a massive […]
For a brief moment, the small body beside Corky represented something no marine park had achieved before. The newborn was alive. He had survived the birth, reached the surface and […]
The crew first noticed the smaller black fin after the net had already begun to close. It surfaced inside the enclosure for less than a second, disappeared beneath a line […]