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Mo on* could Map* th* • tenement a* they witnessed Keiko the kilter what* arrive at Mewports aquarium
K**ko » veterinarian* predict that he will adopt successfully to his new home
Keiko: Should his health improve,
Keiko may eventually return to the wild
■ Continued from Page 1A
*s*y their goodbye*
Keiko iravelod aboard a C- J 30
Hercules aircraft During the
flight, a tram of Mexican ami
ARHtnem veterinarian* and
K<-kc * t»« tmiiwn attended to
him
irotti Mtnico Qi\. Kesko*
trip to Oregon me iuded two
atop* Pmwb) for the aquari
um, Phillis Hell. Mild the trip
went along without any expand
ed delay* but that the need for
fuel and a stop in Phoenix wa*
»« eawirr to dear c ustom*
While stopping rit Phoenix,
lieil said the water for Keiko'*
custom-built tank wat changed
and tie was added to his tank
The list ol paperwork to clear
Keiko lor immigration to the
United States included the Cus
tom* St-rvii «, immigration, the
United Stale* Department of
Agriculture and the- Department
of Pish and Wildlife
An aquarium employee. Pat
Dordan first mentioned thot
there was a transportation
dilemma ami l luted Parrot Ser
vice offlc ials quickly offered
iheir ser vie <*s by providing the
CM 30 To transport the 2! foot
Keiko. the airc raft carried a cue
lom-imiit. watertight, fdierglass.
steel and plywood bo* weighing
mure than 40.000 pound*
Keiko was bom in the Atlantic
(Kuan off Iceland and captured
in 1079 where tie lived at an Ice
landic aquarium Keiko. now 17.
is a %ub-adult mala orca whose
growth Is nearly complete
After the release of Free
Willy, a November 1993 tnsga
rine story revealed that Keiko
lived in an Inadequate facility.
Consequently, appeals for action
to ensure Kelso's survival
arrived at Warner Bros, studios
Marine biologists said he suf
fers from various ailment*
including skin lesions at the
bate of his pectoral flipper* and
tail flukt■*. a drooping dorsal fin.
worn teeth, a potentially com
promised immune system and
weight loss
Response to Keiko's poor
health began a two-year cam
fit
It hus a thrill to see hint
swim off ami Hart ruling ami
tart squeaking ami talking
like a teal killer whale
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teams Vetertroftafl
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patgn to find Keiko « new homo
and const ru< i a mammoth pool
that It lout time* larger than his
former home
11m two million gallon pool at
the aquanum it ( older and filled
with fresh seawater pumped
directly from Yaquina tlav
Ketko'a new home ha* a sub
merged rubbing beach and he'll
eat high-nutrition food* that
should enable him to gain more
weight, aquarium olfu sal* said
The aquarium wa* clewed on
Sunday due to Keiko‘t arrival
but reopen* to the general pub
lic at 10 a m
Aquarium official’, said atten
dance, which ha* been more
than ! million visitor* urn* the
aquarium opened two sear* ago,
i* expected to rise considerably
For those wanting to visit
hello, from Eugmta the drive it
approximate!) two hours on
Highway 99 heading oast to Cor
vallis Then from Corvallis, fol
low ogn* to Highway 20 Went
Highway 20 end* in Mew port at
Highway 101 and the Aquarium
1* south across the Yaquma Hay
Bridge The aquarium is the «*:•
and right on Ferry Slip Hood
and then turn left into the park
mg lot*
Visitor* to the aquarium can
view Keiko from large underwa
ter window*. Panel* provide
information about the world of
urea*
For those who are not yet able
to make it to the aquarium. The
Discovery Channel, one of the
five largest table television net
works in the U S . is producing
Keiko'* Story, which will pm
mkm early in 1997.
Keiko arrived in good health
and began eating within five
minutes of being put in the
water. Dr Cornell said.
For now, the thousands of
*w hool children who brought
jar* of money to the aquarium
and for counties* other donors
all can be proud
Belt, the aquarium president,
said seeing Keiko enter the
water of his new tank created an
"overwhelming feeling, it's fan
tastic having him here"’
Cornell said everyone is excit
ed to have him here
It was a thrill to see him
swim off and start eating and
start squeaking and talking tike
a real killer whale. Things he
wasn't able to do in Mexico City
because his tank was too small.*’
Cornel! said.
In Oregon, Ketko may regain
his health and eventually return
to the wild but only time will
tell Aquarium spokesperson
Diane Hammond said, “If
Ketko’s health and other hurdles
».an he overcome, he will lie
released bat k to the wild —* a
project never before undertaken
with an on a,"
Cornell summed up the feel
ing shared by all Involved in
bringing ketko to Oregon
“The fad that people got
together and built a facility for
him shows what people tan do
when they really care." Cornell
said,
Can Keiko Be Free?
The factors involving
Ketko's release back to his
original home in the
waters off Iceland depend
upon:
• His medical progress
« His ability to hunt for
food
• Whether or not his orig
inal family cam be found
• Whether t.r not his pod
■takes him in
• Government approval
from the U S. and Ice
land
Soorr e The Oregon Coast
Aquarium