10-09-2018 02:22 via vancouversun.com

J-Pod orca’s condition not improving, deworming failed, say U.S. officials

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an attempt to inject a sickly orca whale with an deworming medicine has failed.
In an update on Saturday, NOAA confirmed the whale, designated J50, was seen swimming almost a kilometre behind the rest of her family, known as J-Pod.
The organization says that her condition did not appear to be improving, nor did they succeed in dosing the whale with the dewormer.
Michael Millstein with the oceanic administration confirmed to the Canadi
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