Cetacean Rescue Facts Lifeforce has provided information that the cetacean rescues are rare and involves international team of governments, NGOs, and others working together. And sometimes local people have freed stranded cetaceans. In these cases the goal is always to keep them in the wild for reuniting with their pod. In both 2008 and 2016 baby belugas separated from their pods where taken to pods in hope that they would be nursed.(http://www.cbc.ca/…/orphan-baby-beluga-whale-st-lawrence-ri…) The False killer whale at the Vancouver Aquarium appears to not have been given any chance to be reunited with his family. The Vancouver Aquarium claims to be the only experts in Canada. Recently we have seen many experts in Eastern Canada investigate the death of six right whales. This team included: “The search for answers was a joint effort between Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS) and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative-Atlantic Veterinary College/UPEI. Expert support was provided onsite by colleagues from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and the Animal Health Center, British Columbia. Assistance for the necropsies was provided by colleagues, students and volunteers with the Atlantic Veterinary College/UPEI, MARS, Université de Montréal, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Province of P.E.I., NS Department of Natural Resources, NB Museum, Canadian Coast Guard and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Additional support was provided by Le Réseau québécois d'urgences pour les mammifères marins, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Marine Mammal Commission and scientists in Canada and the US. In all, more than 40 people from various organizations and agencies assisted with the necropsies ... .” (Eric McCarthy newsroom@journalpioneer.com, July 4, 2017) In June, 2017 numerous people and organizations also worked to return a wayward beluga to the St. Lawrence River. (https://www.thestar.com/…/whale-movements-give-officials-ho…) It has been reported that the Vancouver Aquarium has rescued only 6 cetaceans in 60 years. The two orcas, Springer and Sam, involved many others. The Vancouver Aquarium did not "rescue" the lone orca Springer. They wanted to keep her in a sea pen at their research station on Popham Island near Vancouver. Lifeforce told them that Lifeforce and the US/Canadian team supported taking her back to her home waters in Northern BC where she could reunite with her family. Springer was rehabilitated in a sea pen in WA then taken by a private boat to Northern BC. She was immediately reunited with her family. The other orca, Sam, was located alone in a BC cove by two DFO employees. A field researcher from the Aquarium did later assist DFO. In regards to the other four cetaceans one was released and three were kept in captivity. It is unclear how many attempts failed. There was the case of a stranded dolphin on Mayne Island, BC who died in the plane en route to the Vancouver Aquarium. Contrary to fear mongering that cetaceans will be shot on the beaches we have seen that efforts continue to be taken throughout Canada to keep them in the wild. In nature animals do die but that is nature. What is not natural is exploiting them for entertainment and experiments in aquarium prisons.