Born Frees Adopted Wild Orca Springer Has New Calf
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Born Free’s magnificent wild orca Springer has given birth to her second calf.
Springer lives off Hanson Island, in Canada’s Johnstone Strait, after being rescued as a two-year-old in 2002 by Born Free-supported whale research project OrcaLab. She was spotted with her new calf in British Columbia northern waters on 5th June 2017. Two more sightings since then have confirmed the new arrival, which does not have a name yet, is Springer’s.
OrcaLab founder Dr Paul Spong said: “This is so exciting and totally reinforces our belief that Springer has found a secure place in her family and community. When she was lost and alone after her mum died in 2002, she was the last of her matriline and it was about to disappear forever. Now she is well on the way to developing a matriline of her own. What an inspiring story she is, teetering on the brink 15 years ago, and now totally secure.”
Born Free has supported OrcaLab – the world’s longest field study of wild orca – since 1994. To find out more about Springer and her calves, and to adopt her, see: http://www.bornfree.org.uk/give/adopt-an-animal/adopt-an-orca/
To find out more about Born Free’s other adopted animals, including Roque the tiger, Emily-Kate the elephant and Pangi the pangolin, see: http://www.bornfree.org.uk/give/adopt-an-animal/
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