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'Operation Orca'

'Operation Orca'

The book Operation Orca (Harbour Publishing) recounts the efforts to save Springer in Puget Sound and Luna near Gold River from a lost whale's slow death. Along the way, in these four excerpts published by The Tyee, we learn about how our view of killer whales has profoundly changed in just a few short decades.

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They Shoot Orcas, Don't They?

They Shoot Orcas, Don't They?

File this under weird BC history. The harpooning of Moby Doll.

Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett / 13 May 2008


Era of the Orca Cowboys

Era of the Orca Cowboys

In the mid 1960s, whale wrangling became a coastal spectacle.

Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett / 16 May 2008


How Not to Ship a Whale

How Not to Ship a Whale

The Flamingo Land saga, and other orca horror stories.

Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett / 20 May 2008


After the Orca Gold Rush

After the Orca Gold Rush

When we finally counted killer whales, we learned we'd almost wiped them out.

Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett / 23 May 2008