A portable pool is being made told hold orphan orca Toa in New Zealand’s Wellington as an incoming storm is expected to make sea conditions too rough.
Volunteers from the Orca Research Trust, the Department of Conservation, have been working to keep the calf healthy and stable. Local iwi Ngati Toa Rangatira and the community are also helping the trust in taking care of the calf, named Toa (meaning brave).
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According to Newshub, the bad weather has also put a stop on Thursday to air and sea searches.
The baby orca was found washed up on Plimmerton Beach, in the northwest of Porirua, on Sunday afternoon. It is believed to be between four and six months old.
The portable pool is being arranged as a safety measure, said he Department of Conservation’s marine species manager, Ian Angus, said, the Department of Conservation’s marine species manager. He added that the sea is expected to swell and reach up to 4 metre on Friday with potential gale force winds.
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“This is a back-up plan for if we feel the sea has got too rough and the calf’s welfare, and the welfare of volunteers on site, may be compromised,” Angus said in a statement.
%u201CWe%u2019ll only move the animal into the holding pool if we have to %u2013 putting the animal into the pool would only be a temporary measure and is certainly not a long-term solution,%u201D he said.
