09-02-2024, 02:51 PM
Some good news for a change. 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...ast-escape
"A pod of orcas trapped by drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, have apparently safely escaped, officials have said.
The orcas, also known as killer whales, were initially spotted by a fisher who reported them to officials in the town of Rausu, on the north-east coast of Hokkaido, on Tuesday morning.
After environmental groups raised concerns, town officials travelled to the coast later on Tuesday and saw about a dozen orcas bobbing up and down in a tiny gap surrounded by drift ice about half a mile offshore.
They returned to the coast on Tuesday evening and saw that the pod had moved to the north, and it was gone when they returned again on Wednesday, said Masataka Shirayanagi, a Rausu official.
Officials said they believed the orcas were able to free themselves as gaps between the drift ice grew. Shirayanagi said: “We believe they were able to escape safely.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...ast-escape
"A pod of orcas trapped by drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, have apparently safely escaped, officials have said.
The orcas, also known as killer whales, were initially spotted by a fisher who reported them to officials in the town of Rausu, on the north-east coast of Hokkaido, on Tuesday morning.
After environmental groups raised concerns, town officials travelled to the coast later on Tuesday and saw about a dozen orcas bobbing up and down in a tiny gap surrounded by drift ice about half a mile offshore.
They returned to the coast on Tuesday evening and saw that the pod had moved to the north, and it was gone when they returned again on Wednesday, said Masataka Shirayanagi, a Rausu official.
Officials said they believed the orcas were able to free themselves as gaps between the drift ice grew. Shirayanagi said: “We believe they were able to escape safely.”
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)