Orphaned B.C. orca calf 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island, researcher says
![Rescue preparations continue as a two-year-old female orca calf, named kwiisahi?is, or Brave Little Hunter, by the Ehattesaht First Nation, is spotted at the Little Espinosa Inlet near Zeballos, B.C., Friday, April 19, 2024. The calf has been trapped alone in the lagoon since its pregnant mother became stranded on a rocky beach at low tide and died four weeks ago. An orca that is spewing water from its blowhole is pictured.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7187238.1714241767!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/killer-whale-calf-20240419-orca-zeballos-brave-little-hunter.jpg)
Jared Towers, executive director of Alert Bay's Bay Cetology, says today he can't be 100 per cent sure video he received confirms it's the female killer whale known as kwiisahi?is or Brave Little Hunter, but it's highly likely given the orca's behaviour and the area where it was seen.