Thursday, 17. June 2004
Topic: Glaubensfragen - on June 17, 2004 at 11:39:00 AM CEST
Protest over whale 'chief' disrupts capture
An effort to re-unite a lonely orca swimming off Canada with its family has been disrupted by native Indian protesters who believe the animal is the spirit of a dead chief and do not want it to leave.
Members of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht band used canoes to lure the curious killer whale, nicknamed Luna, away from a boat that scientists had hoped the animal would follow into a floating capture pen.
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