the rescue and repatriation of other possible captive orca worldwide. This calf was later nicknamed Spirit. Springer was first seen with her second calf, Storm on June 6, 2017. It was estimated to have been born about six months earlier. Said Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard: "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." Since then, Springer and her calves have spent less and less time with the A24s and eventually broke off to form their own matrilineal group known as the A73s in honour of their namesake who is also the leader of the new pod. Today, Springer can be seen with Spirit and Storm, who are also the only other members of her new pod, during the summer. Observations by the photogrammetry project at Ocean Wise in 2021 confirmed that Springer is pregnant with her third confirmed offspring. See also Keiko (Orca) Luna (Orca) Namu (Orca) List of individual cetaceans References Further reading http://castlegarsource.com/news/ten-years-later-vancouver-aquarium-celebrates-release-springer-orphaned-killer-whale-19484 External links Video of Springer's return to Johnstone Strait in 2002 "Saving Springer: Orphan Orca", documentary from the NOAA Photograph of Springer and A71 in 2006 Closeup of Springer's dorsal fin and saddle patch in 2006 Individual orcas Wayward cetaceans Wildlife rehabilitation