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Springer's story

Springer has an extraordinary story. Twenty-one years ago TODAY, she was released from a sea pen in the Johnstone Strait, having been found alone near Seattle, USA. Just a baby (orca have a similar lifespan to humans), she’d become lost when her mother Sutlej died.

Fortunately, Springer’s unique calls were identified by our friends at OrcaLab and she was brought 250 miles by boat and put in a sea pen. After a couple of days, on 14 July 2002, the pen was opened and she swam free, to be enveloped amidst her loving family.

Springer has swum wild with her family ever since, carefully monitored by OrcaLab – established in 1970 and, supported by our orca adopters since 1994, the world’s longest study of cetacea (dolphins and whales). She is a clear reminder why wild animals belong in the wild and should be protected there.

Above: Springer as a baby, Springer with her own children

Adopt Springer the orca

Adoption includes:

• Personalised gift pack
• Optional cuddly toy
• Regular updates
• And if you choose our digital pack, it’s more sustainable and more of your money goes to the animals!