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A review by alishabbby
The Spirit of Springer: The Real-Life Rescue of an Orphaned Orca by Amanda Abler
5.0
** I received a digital ARC from NetGalley and Sasquatch Books in exchange for an honest review **
The Spirit of Springer: The Real-Life Rescue of an Orphaned Orca is a compelling nonfiction about the remarkable rescue of an orphaned orca calf, Springer (A73), whose story captured the hearts of whale lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Springer, officially called A-73, is a healthy adult orca today. But she was orphaned and alone when she was found in Puget Sound near Seattle in 2002. The lonely two-year-old befriended a ferry and appeared sickly. Puget Sound is a busy shipping area and whale experts figured she would die if left there. Canada and the U.S. teamed up to rescue her and return her to B.C. to be reunited with her family.
“Fifteen and half years ago Springer was orphaned, 300 miles from home, starving, sick and completely alone,” said Lance Barrett-Lennard, director of the Cetacean Research Program at Ocean Wise. “Her rescue, relocation, reunification with relatives and transition to motherhood is an incredible story. I see it as testimony to both the resiliency of killer whales as a species and to the wonderful things we humans can do when we work together on behalf of — rather than against — nature.”
The Spirit of Springer was a beautiful and heart-warming read, which really shows off the incredible resilience and intelligence of Orca’s. I can’t thank the amazing people enough who were involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of Springer. The illustrations in this book were absolutely stunning and made this an even more enjoyable read, it’s incredible to read online that Spirit is still doing well today and has even started her own family.
The Spirit of Springer: The Real-Life Rescue of an Orphaned Orca is a compelling nonfiction about the remarkable rescue of an orphaned orca calf, Springer (A73), whose story captured the hearts of whale lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Springer, officially called A-73, is a healthy adult orca today. But she was orphaned and alone when she was found in Puget Sound near Seattle in 2002. The lonely two-year-old befriended a ferry and appeared sickly. Puget Sound is a busy shipping area and whale experts figured she would die if left there. Canada and the U.S. teamed up to rescue her and return her to B.C. to be reunited with her family.
“Fifteen and half years ago Springer was orphaned, 300 miles from home, starving, sick and completely alone,” said Lance Barrett-Lennard, director of the Cetacean Research Program at Ocean Wise. “Her rescue, relocation, reunification with relatives and transition to motherhood is an incredible story. I see it as testimony to both the resiliency of killer whales as a species and to the wonderful things we humans can do when we work together on behalf of — rather than against — nature.”
The Spirit of Springer was a beautiful and heart-warming read, which really shows off the incredible resilience and intelligence of Orca’s. I can’t thank the amazing people enough who were involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of Springer. The illustrations in this book were absolutely stunning and made this an even more enjoyable read, it’s incredible to read online that Spirit is still doing well today and has even started her own family.