This is Putita being rescued- it screened on Closeup.... about 4 months before I filmed him in some underwater sequences with the BBC

This is when I was filming for the BBC doco - it's inside Whangarei harbour and the Orca is called Putita... this Orca stranded itself about 4 months before this photo as it was chasing stingrays in the shallows of a surf beach. I also filmed it on that occasion as Ingrid (www.orcaresearch.org) and a team of helpers gave it a helping hand getting back out to sea..... it wasn't that long ago that people thought it was a lost cause trying to re-float whales and dolphins, as they thought their organs would be crushed and they wouldn't survive.
Putita and many other Kiwi Orca are testament to the fact that they more than survive.... a number of re-floated Orca have given birth since being stranded also

I was out for a test flight on this yesterday. We're using it for a filming shoot next week...we have exciting plans in the wings : )

Rodney Times Article

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Radio NZ Interview

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The Woman Who Swims With Killer Whales