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KILLER Whales Trapped Under Ice in Canada VIDEO | Caught on Tape Orcas Whales Trapped Under Ice
- Published_at:2013-01-10
- Category:News & Politics
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- description: Please SUBSCRIBE for the Best Music and Breaking NEWS !! Locals in Inukjuak said the mammals have gathered around a single hole in the ice - slightly bigger than a truck - in a desperate bid to get oxygen. Mayor Peter Inukpuk urged the Canadian government to send an icebreaker as soon as possible to crack open the ice and help them find open water. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans said it was sending officials to assess the situation. "Fisheries and Oceans Canada is assessing the situation and are exploring every possible option, but will only be in a position to determine what - if anything - can be done once our specialists arrive on site," spokesman Frank Stanek said in a statement. A hunter first spotted the pod of about a dozen trapped whales on Tuesday at the hole, which is on the eastern shore of the Hudson Bay. Inukjuak is about 900 miles north of Montreal. Dozens of villagers made the one-hour snowmobile ride on Tuesday to see the unusual spectacle. They snapped photos and shot video footage of the killer whales surfacing in the opening - and even thrusting themselves skyward while gasping for air. Related Articles One woman who made the journey said even a curious polar bear approached the hole amid the commotion. Siasie Kasudluak said the bear was shot by a local hunter for its meat. The trapped orcas appeared to be in distress, but locals were ill-equipped to help out. Ms Kasudluak said the hole appeared to be shrinking in the freezing temperatures. Mr Inukpuk believes the sudden drop in temperature recently caught the orcas off guard, leaving them boxed in under the ice. A remote Quebec fishing village has asked Canada's government to help free a dozen killer whales trapped in a vast stretch of ice inside Hudson Bay. Locals in Inukjuak, 900 miles (1,500km) north of Montreal, say the whales are breathing through a hole in the ice. Fisheries and Oceans Canada said it is sending a team on Thursday to evaluate the situation. A hunter in the area first spotted the whales on Tuesday, a day after locals say the bay froze. Dozens of villagers made the one-hour snowmobile ride on Tuesday to see the whales. 'Panic' "It appears from time to time that they panic," Mayor Peter Inukpuk told broadcaster CBC. "Other times they are gone for a long time, probably looking for another open space, which they are not able to find." Inukjuak's public safety officer told CTV's website that the whales should not even be in the area in January. "We've only seen those kind of whales in the summer time, never in the winter time," Simeonie Nalukturuk said. Several villagers said the hole appeared to be shrinking as the ice froze further. Mr Inukpuk has asked for an icebreaker to free the whales - the Fisheries and Oceans Canada said it was still considering the situation. "Fisheries and Oceans Canada is assessing the situation and are exploring every possible option, but will only be in a position to determine what - if anything - can be done once our specialists arrive on site," spokesman Frank Stanek said in a statement. A spokeswoman for the department told the CBC that icebreaker ships were "really busy with the ice conditions that we have in other regions of our country". She added that three commercial ships had become stuck in ice along the St Lawrence River in Quebec this week.
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