Freed Orca Begins Hunt for Her Home Pod
From Times Wire Reports
The orphan orca rescued from Puget Sound bolted off to join her home pod after she was released off the remote Hanson Island in Canada.
The 2-year-old female killer whale called loudly to the 20 to 30 members in the pod before she was freed from a safety net, her caretakers said. Scientists have attached transmitters to the orca to follow her movements.
She was captured in June after spending the winter by herself in Puget Sound, where whale experts feared the boat traffic could harm her.
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