Can Keiko really make it in the wild?
We are extremely encouraged by Keiko’s progress. During the summer of 2002 Keiko spent at least a month in and around groups of wild orcas and then traveled approximately 1000 miles from Iceland to the Norwegian coast. Based on documented diving behavior and his healthly and robust condition on arrival in Norway, Keiko’s veterinarian and leading orca scientists have concluded that there is strong evidence that he successfully fed himself in the wild. Keiko has also shown an increasing comfortability with wild whales. These breakthroughs give us confidence that Keiko continues to adapt to the wild.
