By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ, BC – A pod of transient killer whales recently ventured into the Ucluelet harbour, chasing a sea lion for dinner, but dinner got the best of the apex predators when a vessel seemingly interfered with the hunt. Ucluelet Aquarium curator Laura Griffith-Cochrane captured the exciting scene on her phone (https://studio.youtube.com/video/Yu1RNkjFNGs/edit) from Alder Park, which overlooks the harbour. “I think the sea lion was trying to use the boat as a refuge area and them moving definitely affected it, but it would be hard to say exactly what its affect was,” said Griffith-Cochrane, who witnessed the astonishing moment with her two children and husband. “But I think they took a very dangerous risk and they made a bad decision by moving. They should…
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