The Canadian Press
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The effort to coax a young orca back to the open ocean following the death of its mother on northern Vancouver Island has included the use of killer whale calls, trying special guide lines and sounding Indigenous drum beats, with no success. The tidal window in Little Espinosa Inlet is brief, just 30 minutes, which would allow the calf to swim out safely. But the calf won't leave the inlet where its mother died last Saturday after being stranded as the tide went out. "We are hop