Lone orca calf, fund raising video

A lone orca calf has spent more than 3 weeks waiting for someone to help him. Can you assist?

[@emmyh1468]

One day I want to fly out to New Zealand with my degree in marine biology and meet these remarkable animals they are an inspiration to me and have been for years 😍

[@kaylaadlington7364]

I’m sorry to tell you that he passed away about 3 days after his rescue

[@jennymauger]

@@kaylaadlington7364 nawww ty for this. I wonder how the calf separated form his pod round Porirua Bay is doing holistically

[@juni_pearl_9591]

Just donated. Hope that you can get the little guy back to his family!

[@orkydorky2125]

Poor baby i hope he or she sees its family again soon D: thank you ingrid and all the people who helped D:

[@carly3963]

You are such an inspiration to me, thank you.

[@meg7046]

The little guy has passed away 😢😢😢 absolutely devastating!

[@kieranstepney8730]

I'm going to be an orca marine biologist to save the British Isles population of orcas or to make it climb I've been one of that job since I was 4 years old and you inspire me to do it

[@LaPetiteBoulin]

It's amazing to see all your videos. Hope you post again soon.

[@m.denonsens]

The only way to save a sick baby orca in distress is to have an airlift and whale sanctuary rescue operation with an emergency cetacean vet hospital on standby… and that kind of seamless system doesn’t exist, either now or six years ago. Humans have limited search and rescue operations resources for ourselves, let alone giant cetaceans. We also still don’t know very much about what they need physically or emotionally, in or out of the ocean. It’s heartbreaking that we can’t do more, and that our efforts and solutions are still experimental, but I’m hopeful that we’ll become more successful at creating sanctuaries and a knowledge base in order to help orcas in the best way of least interference, while doing whatever good we can. I’m so glad you tried, even if it failed.

[@kwanmouable]

he know how crying. lucky him that they found him.

[@carolynhill5938]

He was in good hands and my heart joins the crew who cared for him. Rest well little one.

[@Karinaaaaa2319]

I just wanted to say that I am such a big fan of yours. I just watched your documentary on Netflix. I have been a voice against sea world and other places with such captivity for years now and I aspire to be a marine biologist someday and would love to focus on marine mammals. Thank you so much for everything you do and I truly look up to you❤️

[@metalgear-]

I ran out of vids to watch then found your Channel. I guess you are now retired. Thank you for all you have done.

[@rhettmaxwell4860]

Still great and thank you for the videos

[@kxkstudios1729]

RIP Bob :'(

[@narizona84]

I need to know future plans before donating. I love orcas and would help but I need to know I am helping a good cause. Why can his family not be located and he be taken and released to them

[@sethgold2048]

I m from BRAZIL. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 SOMETIMES A FAMILY OF ORCAS APPEARS IN OUR SEAS OUT OF NOWHERE.❤️ I wish more ORCAS WOULD COME TO MY COUNTRY. I WOULD LOVE TO SAVE THE LIFE OF AN ORCA AS I KNOW HOW TO DO IT WITH A BIG GROUP OF STRONG VOLUNTEERS. I WOULD ALSO PLAY SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC WITH NO LYRICS, TO CALM HER OR HIM DOWN FROM MY PHONE! I WOULD LOVE TO INTERACT WITH ORCAS IN THE WILD BRASIL AND ORCAS I HOPE ONE DAY 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🙏

[@carolynhill5938]

As things settle down can you post a follow up video, please? Even just a short vlog would be wonderful.

[@thekofronfamily9543]

How was the decision made to remove the animal from its natural environment? Was a probability of survival assessment made before it was removed? It seems the trauma it endured was most likely increased/prolonged by being handled/transported/confined. Hopefully the 'preservation of the species' argument did not trump the gravity of the animal's suffering as a consequence of human intervention. Was a 'care in place' approach unfeasible? If it was so determined to stay near the buoy can you imagine the stress that being ripped from it must have caused?

[@sethgold2048]

BRASIL, ORCAS, DRA INGRID V. AND NEW ZEARLAND 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ericlakota6512]

Is this the sade story of scince tricked us and kept the wale captive

[@riakemp5283]

All the very best, sending love and donation., if anyone can get this baby back to his pod it will be you guys. It ,might be a long road (having watched the Springer doco. But I know you will do it. Kia kaha.

[@jesusmysaviorsavior3851]

Did I see him crying? 😭🥺 ouch

[@orkydorky2125]

Poor baby orca :( sadly it died this mourning so sad rip young soul

[@martagilvazartlife]

Did it really die this morning?

[@Ella-vl4ht]

No it didn't.

[@martagilvazartlife]

Ariella Sinistaj why would this person say that? That's terrible, it could stop a lot of people from helping, thank you for letting me know and of course i'm glad the baby is still with us.

[@orkydorky2125]

No he sadly died trust me i wish he didnt :( www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11688377

[@orkydorky2125]

Even though still please donate to the orca reseach trust

[@BlueUncia]

What are your long-term plans for this poor baby, if I may ask? Find his family and release?

[@2makeaplaylist759]

He died, unfortunately, thanks to the irresponsible handling.

[@iPodFayne]

Where are you getting that info from? I know he died but how did they cause it?

[@myaporter29]

+Make Playlist No, not by irresponsible handling. Everyone tried their hardest to save him, he had 24hr care and the works. I believe he died from natural causes

[@myaporter29]

+Make Playlist No, not by irresponsible handling. Everyone tried their hardest to save him, he had 24hr care and the works. I believe he died from natural causes

[@iPodFayne]

Probably the trauma of being beached for that long at such a young age

[@slonemagyar1034]

I know you will probably never see this but if anyone ever sees this I need help. I live in the Midwest of America and I’m only 14. But is there any way other than donating that I can do to help orcas or marine life in general????

[@ecosdelpasado8824]

¿Ya está con su familia?

[@birgittholen8667]

Hey Ingrid Visser she are Beautiful! she are my Idol❤ and I Love Orca❤ #Ingrid Visser #Idol❤

[@logan_wynne]

I hate to see an orca cry

[@ausommet]

LGNWYNNE VC257 orcas don’t cry. they don’t have eyelashes like humans do to protect the sclera (outer portion of the eye) from debris entering it. inside they have a mucous gland, which secretes a mucous-y liquid to protect their eyes

[@KaterinaStudiosII]

@@ausommet they can still make vocals, however. the vocals can be turned into cries for their family members. just bc they cant actually cry with tears, doesnt mean they dont have the emotions to do so.

[@loverdover6143]

What's going on? Why can't he be released back into the ocean with his family?

[@cheyennevervoort7164]

he was found alone. they are trying to find his pod, and in the mean time they're trying to feed him and get him hydrated.

[@cheyennevervoort7164]

he was found alone. they are trying to find his pod, and in the mean time they're trying to feed him and get him hydrated.

[@kaatjefloep]

Ingrid is the best foster-mom little Bob could hope for

[@mrvakooja]

Dr Ingrid Visser, countless days ago I watched the documentary BlackFish. Its some very strong stuff. Now at the age of 15, being British. Is there anything i can do to help. I feel I have left it to long and was thinking about contacting you a long ago, but I didn't know what to say. Since I have nothing better to do in my spare time, I am almost up to doing anything i can to help. However there is that age restriction. PS- My Real Name is Jamie Seeney. Please contact me soon.

[@2makeaplaylist759]

It's such a shame this baby died, but honestly, it's not very surprising. (1) It took 20 days to rescue him (2) He was a BABY, with a weak immune system, swimming in a pool thak had no filtration, so he was swimming in his own feces (3) Even if he did recover, he already would have been desensitized to human company. It's one thing if you have to tough him in order to help him stay afloat, if he wasn't able to (which he was able). But Visser's excuse of "he needed comforting tactile" isn't very convincing. Likely he would be stressed by the sudden amount of human contact, not comforted. But if course you, Dr. Visser, have no qualms with getting wild animals used to human contact, since you swim with wild orcaS (the plural is orcas, not orca) on a regular basis.

[@SparkyBites]

Haters gunna hate aye, Dr. Visser does her very best for these animals, how can you even say she put herself first? *rolls eyes*

[@kuuawhalebahari9619]

Dr. Ingrid hasn't took care of a Orca her entire life let alone a calf. All she know if a orca get stranded is give the orca some water and keep the skin moist. She didn't even do a necropsy on him

[@Funksinthehouse]

What difference do you make each day for other beings. Sit behind your keyboard and spout off and attack a woman that does so much for these mammals. One in her care has died, how many in captivity. The orcas in NZ know this Dr she has saved many of times when they have beached themselves. Like I said you sit up on your pigeon stool, while she actually does something meaningful. Sounds like you are reading the SeaWorld handbook of b.s.

[@kuuawhalebahari9619]

@@Funksinthehouse 100 calves died in the wild for one in captivity and just what they wan't all the rescue elephants dead zoos.media/medien-echo/peta-luege-orca-morgan-familie/ How PETA deals with rescued animals The rescued Porpoise Jack in the Vancouver Aquarium. | Photo: Marcus Wernicke, Porpoise.org, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 That PETA attacks professional animal rescuers happens quite often. Many modern zoos save the lives of many animals each year and give them a new lease of life - but PETA does not take these zoos and aquariums by attacking them, they even focus on them. For example, some hatred of the Vancouver Aquarium is fueled, saving more than 100 animals a year . One even wants to prevent further such life-saving measures, because the hatred for dolphinaria in PETA seems to be more important than the survival of the animals. The founder of PETA said: " We do not advocate a" right to life "for animals ". To this end, PETA has clearly stated that it is "the end of any animal husbandry" strives And this includes such modern facilities that often save animals their lives. Against the background, it makes sense to look at how the radical animal rights organization PETA deals with the animals "rescued" by them and you come across nasty details. PETA for responsible deaths of tens of thousands of pets in the United States is, by your no small part was still healthy and employable , is already well known. It is less well known that among the dead animals were those that were supposedly saved. For example, in 1991, 32 "rescued" animals from a research facility were killed.One of the world's richest animal rights organizations, with a current double-digit million budget, said they had no money NO MONEY to take care of these 32 animals. Thus, it is questionable whether PETA can be seen in the situation to criticize animal rescuers whose priority is the survival of the animals. zoohoo.dallaszoo.com/2016/03/17/qa-dallas-zoo-rescues-swaziland-elephants/ Would some people rather see them die than in your zoo? Yes. We’ve heard that numerous times from activists. Knowing what we do about our habitat and the lives we can provide these elephants, we strongly disagree. And we believe the vast majority of reasonable people agree with us, as evidenced by the tens of thousands of messages of support we’ve received. We’re proud to step up and offer them an enriching new home and the safe, healthy future they deserve. Why did the elephants need a new home? Two reasons: wildlife management, and drought. Swaziland is a small, landlocked country in southern Africa, about the size of New Jersey. About 1.25 million people live there, vs. nearly 7 million in Dallas-Fort Worth alone. Though technically classified as “wild,” Swaziland’s elephants have spent their entire lives in managed and protected care inside two non-profit wildlife parks. There is little true “wild” left in Africa anymore - most elephants live in managed wildlife parks that require vigilant security to protect them from poachers. The elephant population was destroying the land and resources needed for wildlife conservation inside the parks. Elephants destroy trees, eat their way across grassy plains, and change dense forests into barren landscapes. This has devastating impacts on the landscape and other wildlife species that depend on it. Swazi wildlife managers are focusing on the more critically endangered rhino population. But the rhinos have few resources, due to the elephant destruction. Researchers and scientists from accredited zoos have tried to help control the elephant population - relocating 11 animals 12 years ago and even performing costly vasectomies on several bull elephants - but Swazi officials were still faced with too many elephants to accomplish their management goals. They plan to continue to care for smaller elephant herds moving forward, with the goal of establishing groups of not more than five elephants in each park, a sustainable number that will allow elephants, rhinos and other wildlife to thrive, too. As part of that plan, these elephants had to be relocated or be culled. That may seem to some like a harsh move, but that decision was made only after much consideration by experienced Swazi wildlife officials who must manage the country’s resources. And the drought? Swaziland and other countries in southern Africa are suffering under the most severe drought in their history. Just this week, Swazi officials announced that they could no longer produce electricity due to a lack of water, so they now must import 100 percent of its power from other countries. The United Nations is providing aid to more than 300,000 people, and more than 100,000 animals have died. While this project began as a wildlife conservation effort, the drought increased its urgency. We have been paying to provide food and water for these elephants for nine months, freeing Swaziland to spend its resources to try to keep their other wildlife alive, from kudu to crocodiles and rhinos. Were the elephants imported legally? Yes. There has been a lot of false and misleading information shared, but the permit to relocate these elephants is legal and was issued after an intense review and approval by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We were legally entitled to transport the elephants, and we knew we needed to act without further delay because the situation in Swaziland is deteriorating. The USFWS approved the permit after its scientifically rigorous analysis determined that the proposed import meets regulatory requirements under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The details of the transportation and importation also were coordinated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Did you rush this move ahead of a court hearing? Absolutely not. Since our permit was granted on Jan. 20 after months of review, we focused on all of the logistics involved with moving the elephants safely. You can’t suddenly charter a 747 and arrange safe transport of 17 massive animals in a day or two. We even custom-built their travel crates. Those details alone should tell you that this wasn’t done suddenly. Here’s what really happened: A small activist group sued the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, hoping to block the move. However, they never asked the Court to prohibit the move while their lawsuit proceeded. They had weeks to do so, and did not. They even admitted to the court after they filed their lawsuit that the zoos could decide to move the elephants at any time. After the transfer process was well under way, these activists suddenly decided to ask that the transfer be blocked. The federal judge was reached late at night, and held an emergency hearing on their request. He heard evidence from both sides and denied the activists’ request, ruling that such a last-minute delay could endanger the health of the animals. Legally, the burden was always on the activists to present valid reasons to stop the import and they failed to do so. We held a valid permit; we planned a move with complicated logistics and many layers of animal professionals; we coordinated it with multiple U.S. government agencies; and we did it openly at a public airport in broad daylight. Anyone who alleges otherwise is simply an anti-zoo activist and wants to promote their own agenda.

[@kuuawhalebahari9619]

@@Funksinthehouse I think your comment got deleted