Update on Rescued False Killer Whale Calf

[@rebeccafay9734]

Chester, the False killer whale is doing great! (I visited him last week) He is quite the ham too! He is in the Vancouver aquarium in a large pool with a young white sided dolphin and they play like puppies! Chester will also come to the side of the underwater window and interact with the people looking at him! He's very smart, and has a good life and good care, but will not be releasable as he was so young when he was rescued and he is imprinted and couldn't fend for himself in the wild.

[@eza3634]

Benar sekali, bayi paus dilepaskan kalau dia sudah mampu mempertahankan diri. Tapi kalau ketemu rombongan orca, bisakah dia selamat? Kalau sekarang sudah bertemu dengan induk dan keluarganya kah?

[@victoria9810]

Thank you for this impartial and honest update. Makes everyone feel better knowing he's is having a good life now.

[@paulhoogenboom3936]

I appreciate the conservation and rescue program by Vancouver Aquarium. I was privileged to see and photograph 'Springer' the rescue Orca in Johnstone Strait some years ago.

[@ernestheng8608]

Will he be released back into the wild?

[@ivanthegod]

Very cute little guy,, hope he keeps on getting better :) Just amazing

[@bari2883]

Rip baby. I know you needed your mumma.😓

[@tanenicholas4492]

Can we see an updated video please j want to know how its progressing

[@AProtokid]

he died a while ago

[@lauradent5420]

Yes, he died in 2017. But he lived a wonderful life at the aquarium with his buddy Helen.

[@kasatkatheorca9890]

This is 2021 and Chester is unfortunately not alive anymore 😭

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

How'd he die

[@SliceofBread123]

Very sad. I’m glad I got to see him when I did! Haven’t been to the aquarium in forever and almost forgot about him.

[@eza3634]

Alhamdulillah....banyak orang orang baik didunia ini yang masih peduli pada makhluk hidup lainnya. Masih bayi ya pausnya. Semoga bertambah sehat bayi paus. Itu 7 tahun lalu, apakah masih hidup dan bertemu dengan induknya?

[@driefonteinen]

Such good news. Congrats on the work guys,

[@Aethuviel]

Ernest Heng - they can't know that yet. It's unlikely that an animal so young, if it takes a long time to recover, can ever be released again. SeaWorld for example has five rescued pilot whales in total (four at Orlando, one at San Diego, together with two older pilot whales), that can never be released. There are many bottlenose dolphins around different parks that have stranded, been rescued, and could not be released for whatever reason.

[@memegodjodox4854]

Frida Nyberg RIP Sulley

[@horse-lover68]

They can be put in sanctuaries and See pens. Don't give me that SW crap

[@staceycadaret5454]

❤I have never herd false killer whale species from before ?

[@horse-lover68]

Did you try to find the pod before you took him in an aquarium????

[@rafaelbaeza163]

Did he survive? What kind of water does he drink? ❤️❤️ hearted greetings to all of you ,. do you think his mom abandoned him.

[@orcawithdrip827]

Rafael Baeza He died, unfortunately.

[@Paka1918]

Good job. Has this little cutie survived?

[@duckyyyaj247]

Paka1918 yes he is still alive

[@cetaceandream945]

he sadly died in 2017

[@kirkygirl]

This is really cool! I wonder if this calf was premature or if mom got attacked by something immediately preceding or after delivery. No pleuritis or peritonitis...weird...

[@Aethuviel]

He's not a newborn, but an older calf.

[@bkjeong4302]

***** He didn't even have any teeth. No way he's that old.

[@horse-lover68]

I cannot beloeve that his mum just left him there, did you even look for her????

[@vulcan6926]

RIP Chester

[@claudiapank9762]

What's worse, live in prison or dying?

[@colingriffin3503]

What is a false killer whale

[@kimberlyrule]

I follow this little guy How is he. If you're a member do you automatically help to what you're doing in your programs. I'm a member with my brothers family. I would love and try to do more. Is there a possibility to come and see him?

[@chesterthefalsekillerwhale5608]

+Kimberly Forssander You may enjoy this: prezi.com/sohrvsheabxh/chester/

[@katiekitkat121]

Wow this is amazing ❤️👌

[@judeknight7444]

Great work

[@cibernautasimplemente3244]

Rescue hen to put in cautiverio?

[@lavaunjohns7796]

No updates on this one either, not even on your site. It's not much of a story without an ending one way or the other.

[@Mitchcraft.]

They probably kept it since they are rare, it is very unpopular for them to be kept in captivity so they will have kept that info to a minimum. I hope i am wrong and that this creature could be released instead but as you say why would they not update us on this!

[@rosies8147]

LaVaun Johns I went to see Chester not too long ago. He is healthy and thriving.

[@rosies8147]

mitchcraft They kept him because he was deemed non releasable by the government. He stranded at such a young age he is not able to learn basic skills to survive in the wild.

[@gratefulant2489]

I can't wait to see what tricks it learns in it's educational prison

[@rosies8147]

Grateful Ant Actually teaching him new behaviours and challenging him is very stimulating for him.

[@7inperpetualmotion978]

is he sic

[@chesterthefalsekillerwhale5608]

This is some more of his rescue and rehab story. Lucas's school presentation. prezi.com/sohrvsheabxh/chester/

[@victoria9810]

Wow the tank they were in was so large I thought at first that they were just some fish and then realized oh that's them. Wow that was so good to see and the presentation was awesome.

[@porterhouse131]

I think you’re lying not try to release that calf I didn’t see one part of a video of y’all trying to release that calf y’all wanted it to be in the aquarium for publicity and profit

[@victoria9810]

Babies can't take care of themselves, without a pod he'd have died. Is that really a happy ending to leave them to die. Morally I couldn't do it.

[@keithwilson6060]

George Costanza. should have shown up and saved the day.

[@Realmasterorder]

Well done for saving him but There is no False Killer whale,either it is one or not......

[@CleverClover2023]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_killer_whale

[@josecarlosdejesus7760]

?????

[@peacock69mcp]

What if the whale swallowed a ton of plastic? That's sickening.... Every animal and everything that's natural and beautiful is dying because of plastics.

[@jadefinley9197]

That is verry nice to do°•√•°

[@annemichelle8577]

Still way better off there than at Faroe slayland

[@matthewjuarez3976]

Killer whales King of the oceans for people who think they're not King of the oceans they are

[@martinjavinez9389]

So this is a false king of the ocean?

[@TakaS013]

Of course you a-holes would keep the whale and force it to do tricks and not release it back into the wild right.

[@hedensatan5806]

The aquariums don’t decide any of this , Government agency request help from aquariums and those agencies determine if they can be released , Not the facility

[@kimberlyrule]

I follow this little guy How is he. If you're a member do you automatically help to what you're doing in your programs. I'm a member with my brothers family. I would love and try to do more. Is there a possibility to come and see him?

[@rebeccafay9734]

+Kimberly Forssander Hope you got a response, he is in the Vancouver aquarium, and yes you can see him! I realize this post is from a year ago. I work with the Marine Mammal Center here in CA and I know I want to follow all their stories! I just visited Vancouver and loved the aquarium. :)