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52 years after capture, Lolita the orca may return to the Pacific

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Lolita, also known as Tokitae, was about 4 years old when she was captured in Puget Sound in 1970. She spent decades performing for paying crowds before falling ill. The Miami Seaquarium announced it would no longer stage shows with her, under an agreement with federal regulators.

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Portland Press Herald

Plan will return orca to Pacific Northwest home 52 years after capture

Estimated at over 90 years old, the killer whale believed to be her mother continues to swim free with other members of their pod.

1 year ago·Portland, United States

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Lincoln Journal Star

52 years after capture, Lolita the orca may return to the Pacific

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 performing for paying crowds before falling ill.

1 year ago·Cherokee County, United States

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Montana Standard

52 years after capture, Lolita the orca may return to the Pacific

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WTSP

After 52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific

Lolita, an orca at Miami Seaquarium, is set to make her return to the wild. Aquarium leaders are planning to transport her by plane back to the Washington area.

1 year ago

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