A group of ten killer whales, also known as killer whales, are trapped in sea ice near northern Japan, and officials are finding it very difficult to rescue them. Citing information from Japan's public broadcaster NHK, DailyExpertNews said the whales are trapped in sea ice off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. The group was first spotted by local fishermen who notified authorities. Officials from the coastal town of Rausu said they had not found a way to rescue them, the newspaper reported.
“We have no choice but to wait until the ice breaks and they can escape that way,” an official said NHK worldJapan.
The researchers also cannot reach the orcas because of the large packs of floating ice. Since there is no wind, the ice packs do not move, allowing space to be created for the pods to escape.
It is not clear how the orcas were caught in such a situation.
The coast guard in Rausu was first informed about the whales on Tuesday morning when a local fisherman contacted them. Wildlife Pro LLC, a local organization, then sent a drone to the site to capture the captured whales DailyExpertNews report.
The organization said it came across the whales during marine research, according to a statement on Facebook.
“I saw about 13 orcas with their heads sticking out of a hole in the ice. They seemed to be having trouble breathing, and it looked like there were three or four calves with them,” said a Wildlife Pro LLC employee who captured the footage. captured. told NHK.
The ice around Hokkaido has the lowest sea ice in the world, but officials say levels have declined over the years due to global warming.
A similar situation was reported in 2005 when a pod of killer whales became trapped in drift ice off the city's coast and later died.