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An plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have

Nine gray whales that frequent Puget Sound officially have new names.

Some of Lolita's former caregivers are warning she could face a similar fate of Keike or that she might not survive a move across the country

An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washingtons Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium.

An ambitious plan was announced last week to return a killer whale long held captive to her home.

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press

A plan announced last week to return a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century to her home waters thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank in Miami. But it also called to mind the release of Keiko more than two decades ago.

SEATTLE (AP) — A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami

An ambitious plan to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters calls to mind the release of the star of the movie 'Free Willy'.

Advocates working to return the killer whale to her home waters are using lessons from the return two decades ago of the orca from "Free Willy" to Iceland.