Marine Mammal Rescue

The Rescue of a False Killer Whale Calf

July 11, 2014

Yesterday morning, a beached false killer whale was spotted stranded and in distress along North Chesterman beach near Tofino. The male calf, which is estimated to be between four to six weeks old, is in poor c...

Support Continues to Pour in for Wally

July 10, 2014

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As children, Laura and Tomas Handfield came to the Vancouver Aquarium regularly. While they loved all the animals, they were especially taken with the sea otters. With the demands of their busy lives and the fa...

“First Responders” in the Rescue of Wally the Sea Otter

May 8, 2014

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Last October, my brother and I, along with three of our friends, took a trip out to Tofino. We were expecting a few days of relaxation, surfing and sightseeing. The last thing we were expecting was to find an i...

Sea Otter Rescued from Whiffen Spit

February 25, 2014

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The rescue of an injured otter is never an easy undertaking. For the team from Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, presented by Port Metro Vancouver, it has been an around-the-clock effort, si...

Vancouver Aquarium’s Cetacean Research Program Heads North

January 20, 2014

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Killer whales (photo credit: Lance Barrett-Lennard, Vancouver Aquarium) In early December, I said good-bye to Vancouver and headed up to Prince Rupert to expand the reach of the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network ...