Pod of orcas trapped in drift ice off Japanese coast
Concern is growing for the welfare of a pod of orcas that appear to have become trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan.
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Footage showed at least 10 orcas poking out of a small gap in the surface of the water about 1 km off the coast of Rausu on the Shiretoko peninsula – a Unesco world heritage site famed for its abundant wildlife.
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29 comments
We really need to quicken the global warming ! This is an attrocity !..
Was the ship passing by the ice breaker the Orcas needed in order to follow an open ice-free lane to the open ocean? Or was that a helicopter flying over the tiny hole of Orcas?
Thats what they get for disabling rudders and sinking boats.
Must be the fault that climate change I hear so much about
Just google it, they appear to be free. ❤ but it might be a reminder to fight for the climate crisis
Not to sound callous, but there are a few whalers in Japan. If they perish maybe they won't go to waste completely.
Why is no one doing anything??
I hope that they got the help the needed poor Orcas 😢. They need help.
Oh my goodness, they need to be out of there and go to another area
they are smart animals that can crush ice using their tails like when hunting seals and humans should not help in the life process of sea animals this is the law of nature
They just chilling
How cruek to film thier struggle, where's the japanese government or environmental groups at?
Thell be fine they can escape whenever they get resdy to.
Natural selection
Thoughts and prayers sent
Cant they swim underwater…..
Just here going through the comments section with people seriously thinking their lives are in danger. Lol! They are enjoying some sunshine and partying. Even if their lives were actually in danger, it's none of our business to interfere. I don't want to see orcas going to prisons for murdering seals, either.
Hmm.. it's no doubt this happends from time to time. But orcas have been here longer then us.
It’s simple go move the ice you have ships for that !
What has happened to the ood if orcas in the Japanese sea?
The Guardian is one of the worst
SOOOOOOOO NO ONE HELPED DEM OUTTA THERE!!?!?!!! 🤔😐😔
I don't understand why they are trapped?
After environmental groups raised concerns, town officials travelled to the coast later on Tuesday and saw about a dozen orcas bobbing up and down in a tiny gap surrounded by drift ice about half a mile offshore.
Concern for orcas trapped in drift ice off Hokkaido coast in Japan
They returned to the coast on Tuesday evening and saw that the pod had moved to the north, and it was gone when they returned again on Wednesday, said Masataka Shirayanagi, a Rausu official.
Officials said they believed the orcas were able to free themselves as gaps between the drift ice grew. Shirayanagi said: “We believe they were able to escape safely.”
These whales want be able to attack any boats anymore!!See Ya☠️☠️💀💀💀
another sign of global warming sea ice in Japan……
Now what?? What is being done??!!
Never knew Japan could have this much Ice
なんて勿体無い、これだけの刺身があれば数百万にはなるだろうに😢