An unidentified New Zealand man has been fined after he leapt from a boat to ‘body slam’ a killer whale off the coast of Auckland.He did not land on the orca whale when he launched himself from the boat, but he came close enough to touch it. The adult whale had a baby calf nearby. Video footage shows the 50-year-old man jump into the water coming dangerously close to the whale. The orca flinched and turned away from him. “I touched it!” he brags.People on the boat can be heard laughing and swearing in delighted surprise as the man asks if his antics were caught on camera. He again tries to touch the whale, which swims away from him. .The incident, which occurred in February, reached the New Zealand Department of Conservation of the incident. The video has resurfaced on social media because the man has been levelled with a CA$500 fine (NZ$600).Principal investigation officer Hayden Loper said he and his colleagues were stunned by the man’s reckless behaviour, per TMZ. Officials in a statement released Tuesday said the man showed a brutal disregard for the killer whale’s wellbeing and stated the illegality of his behaviour — it is against New Zealand law to swim with orca whales. He noted killer whales can weigh more than 12,000 lbs., and the whale on the other end of the man’s assault got spooked or agitated, it could have gone a lot worse..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
An unidentified New Zealand man has been fined after he leapt from a boat to ‘body slam’ a killer whale off the coast of Auckland.He did not land on the orca whale when he launched himself from the boat, but he came close enough to touch it. The adult whale had a baby calf nearby. Video footage shows the 50-year-old man jump into the water coming dangerously close to the whale. The orca flinched and turned away from him. “I touched it!” he brags.People on the boat can be heard laughing and swearing in delighted surprise as the man asks if his antics were caught on camera. He again tries to touch the whale, which swims away from him. .The incident, which occurred in February, reached the New Zealand Department of Conservation of the incident. The video has resurfaced on social media because the man has been levelled with a CA$500 fine (NZ$600).Principal investigation officer Hayden Loper said he and his colleagues were stunned by the man’s reckless behaviour, per TMZ. Officials in a statement released Tuesday said the man showed a brutal disregard for the killer whale’s wellbeing and stated the illegality of his behaviour — it is against New Zealand law to swim with orca whales. He noted killer whales can weigh more than 12,000 lbs., and the whale on the other end of the man’s assault got spooked or agitated, it could have gone a lot worse..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.