In-person and virtual event: Orca Rescue! A Special Event About Springer the Orphaned Orca
Twenty years ago a young orca named Springer was discovered near Seattle — lost, alone and 300 miles away from home. Six months later she was rescued, rehabilitated and returned to her pod on the north end of Vancouver Island. Today she is thriving, with two calves of her own. It's the only successful orca reunion in history! The story is told in a new middle-grade nonfiction book Orca Rescue! by local author and The Whale Trail Founder/Executive Director, Donna Sandstrom.
This special event features a presentation and discussion with members of Springer's team, hosted by KNKX Environment Reporter Bellamy Pailthorp. Hear the story firsthand from the people who lived it, and learn how you can help orcas today. In addition to Sandstrom, the panel includes Lynne Barre, Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery Coordinator with NOAA Fisheries, and Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, Senior Scientist at Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
The event is free and family friendly, and will include an audience Q&A (for both in-person and livestream). Elliott Bay Books will be on site selling copies of Orca Rescue! The author will sign books following the event.
Do you have a question about Springer? We'd love to hear it. We might use your question in the Q&A at the event. Call the Springer Hotline at 206-260-1080 and leave a message, or you can submit your question.
For the safety of Town Hall’s patrons, employees and presenters, masks and proof of vaccination status (or negative COVID-19 PCR test, within 72 hours prior to attendance) are required through May 31, 2022. KNKX will be checking vaccination status at the door. Read Town Hall’s current COVID-19 building policies and in-building safety protocols.
Preregister at the link below.
