They went

back to

the wild!

Captive killer whales that escaped or were released!



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simply click on the whale's name!



sorted by date of capture
NAME MOTHER SEX ORIGIN CAPTURED HOLDING AREA ESCAPED / RELEASED TIME IN CAPTIVITY
Hyak ? M Pacific NW 2/1968 Pender Harbour, B.C. rel. 2/1969 1 year
Irving / Skookum / Cecil A5 pod? M Pacific NW 4/1968 Pender Harbour, B.C. esc. 8/1968 4 months
Ishmael J, L pod M Pacific NW 10/1968 US Navy, Hawaii esc. 2/1971 2 years
Charlie Chin / T1 / M1 T2? M Pacific NW 3/1970 Pedder Bay, B.C. esc. 10/27/1970 7 months
Pointednose Cow / T2 / M2 T? F Pacific NW 3/1970 Pedder Bay, B.C. esc. 10/27/1970 7 months
Taku / K1 K7? M Pacific NW 8/1973 Pedder Bay, B.C. rel. 10/1973 2,5 months
T13 / O5 T? M Pacific NW 3/1976 Budd Inlet, WA rel. 4/1976 1,5 month
T14 / O4 T13? F Pacific NW 3/1976 Budd Inlet, WA rel. 4/1976 1,5 month
? ? ? Iceland 11/1978 Saedyrasafnid, Iceland rel. 2/1979 3 months
? ? ? Iceland 11/1978 Saedyrasafnid, Iceland rel. 2/1979 3 months
? ? ? Iceland 11/1978 Saedyrasafnid, Iceland rel. 2/1979 3 months
Keiko / Kago / Kego ? M Iceland 11/1979 Taknes Bay, Norway rel. 7/2002 22,5 years
? ? ? Japan 2/1982 Taiji, Japan esc. 1982 ? months
? ? ? Japan 2/1982 Taiji, Japan esc. 1982 ? months
A73 / Springer A45 F Pacific NW 6/2002 Manchester, WA rel. 7/14/2002 1 month

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