Scientists express concern for ailing killer whale off west coast
VANCOUVER — Scientists who are trying to treat an ailing killer whale in the Pacific Ocean off Washington state are looking at injecting the animal with a second dose of antibiotics and another drug.
For the past few weeks, the endangered female killer whale, called J50, has been at the centre of an international rescue effort. She was last spotted Friday.
A veterinarian was able to dart J50 with a broad-spectrum antibiotic on Aug. 9.
Michael Milstein of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States said biologists described the whale as skinny, underweight and emaciated.