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Article: Norwegians ponder how to save Keiko the killer whale of 'Free Willy' fame
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- AP Worldstream
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- September 4, 2002
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Dateline: OSLO, Norway
A Norwegian whale expert's suggestion that Keiko the killer whale
_ the star of the "Free Willy" movies _ might have to be shot has
outraged activists and the team that helped return the orca to freedom.
Keiko turned up in a fjord in western Norway over the weekend, six
weeks after he was released from his pen in Iceland, where experts
had spent years seeking to help him make the transition from life
in captivity to one in the wild.
The orca was an instant hit in the Skaalvik Fjord, where children
swam with the whale, some even climbing on his back, and small boats
crowded around for a glimpse of the finned Hollywood star.
However, a ...