Operation Orca: Springer, Luna and the Struggle to Save West Coast Killer Whales

by Gil Hewlett, Daniel Francis, Gill Hewlett

Book Overview

Winner of Foreword Magazine's Best Nature Non-Fiction Award.

In 1964 when the Vancouver Aquarium obtained its first killer whale, Moby Doll, the prevalent attitudes towards killer whales was that they were fierce and vicious man-eaters. Over the years, attitudes have begun to change, and orcas are now revered as loveable, intelligent creatures and iconic symbols of the marine environment.

In January 2002, a young killer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550174266
• ISBN13: 9781550174267
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"