After half a century in a tank, the beloved orca Tokitae, also known as Lolita, was about to be freed. Then her life ended, and a moment of reckoning began.
the orca was considered a member of the Lummi tribe. Lolita was being trained for a possible cross-country move to her native waters in the Pacific Northwest. The plan, developed by the nonprofit ...
MIAMI — Caregivers at a South Florida ocean park are taking steps to prepare Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, for a possible return to her home waters in ...
MIAMI — Tokitae, an orca whale held captive ... to a natural sea pen in the Pacific Northwest, with the financial backing of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. Lolita retired from performing ...
After what happened to the beloved orca Lolita, animal advocates are speaking up more than ever. This all comes after a recent USDA inspection and report, which was filled with a number of ...
MIAMI (AP) — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than ... in March to possibly move her to a natural sea pen in the Pacific Northwest, with the financial backing of Indianapolis Colts ...
a male orca. In March, the Miami Seaquarium announced its intention to return Lolita to her natural habitat within a span of two years. This initiative was collaboratively devised by The Dolphin ...
Tokitae, stage name Lolita, was less than a year from freedom when she died. She had been captured in 1970, when she was 4 years old, and spent the remaining 53 years of her life performing for ...