About 20 people rescued a group of stranded dolphins that had been herded by a pod of transient orcas, Monday near Powell River.
Rescuers believe the orcas had pushed the 16 Pacific white-sided dolphins into an old fishing trap close to shore.
Susan MacKay — founder of Whales and Dolphins BC, a publication of the Wild Ocean Whale Society — praised the efforts of community members who saved the dolphins with tarps and blankets.
“They
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