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<b>Winner of <i>Foreword</i> Magazine's Best Nature Non-Fiction Award.</b><p>In 1964 when the Vancouver Aquarium obtained its first killer whale, Moby Doll, the prevalent attitudes towards killer whales was that they were fierce and vicious man-eaters. Over the years, attitudes have begun to change, and orcas are now revered as loveable, intelligent creatures and iconic symbols of the marine environment.</p><p>In January 2002, a young killer whale was discovered alone in the waters of Puget Sound near Seattle. Determining that the whale would not survive alone so far from home, a team of scientists captured Springer and transported her by boat north to her home range where she rejoined her family.</p><p>At the same time Springer was making her historic journey, another lone whale turned up in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The people of Nootka Sound adopted Luna as their own, but he was a large, boisterous youngster who liked to cuddle boats and the government feared he would get into trouble. Another rescue was planned to return Luna to his family but this time there was no happy ending.</p><p>In <i>Operation Orca</i>, winner of the 2008 Foreword Magazine Natu

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Author

Daniel Francis, Gill Hewlett

Publisher

Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781550174267

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Fiction, Nature

Rating

4.14 / 5 (35 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13