The encounter was met with much excitement by Keiko's caretakers. Listening to the underwater vocalisations of the whales, Hallor Hallsson, Icelandic spokesperson for Ocean Futures, the group responsible for Keiko's well being, said the sounds were varied and constant. Many think that it's just a matter of time before Keiko is finally reintroduced to the wild for good. The whale is completely fit and now hunts for his own food. According to Hallsson, Keiko has the tools to live in the open ocean.
Today is certainly the perfect day to track orcas by helicopter.
The sky is a mix of white streaks and blue, and it's warm, warm, warm. I even worked up a bit of a sweat walking to work this morning. Before long, Keiko was being trained to be wild again at his new home in Oregon. However, no one had ever attempted to return a captive whale to the wild before. Some even call it suicide.