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Lolita, an orca whale, is being returned to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest after 50 years of captivity. “It’s a step toward restoring our natural environment,” said Howard Garrett, of the advocacy group Orca Network.
MIAMI (AP) — More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to
Lolita, also known as Tokitae, was about 4 years old when she was captured in Puget Sound in summer 1970, during a time of deadly orca roundups. She spent decades
50 years after orca Lolita was captured, plans are to return her from Miami Seaquarium to Pacific Northwest, where it's believed her mother still swims.
After five decades, Lolita will get to spend her retirement back in her Pacific Ocean home.