Published 1 year ago

Florida aquarium to release orca after more than 50 years in captivity

Summary by Reuters

A Florida aquarium has reached a deal with animal welfare advocates to release Lolita, a 5,000-pound (2,268 kg) killer whale held in captivity for more than half a century, officials said on Thursday.

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Reuters

Florida aquarium to release orca after more than 50 years in captivity

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Lolita the orca is returning to the sea after more than 50 years in captivity

Lolita the orca will soon be swimming in her home waters of Puget Sound in Washington state after more than half a century in captivity.

1 year ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific

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 her home waters

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

Agreement in place to return Lolita the orca to the Pacific

A killer whale named Lolita is set to being freed from a Florida aquarium and returned to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest.

1 year ago·United States

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Global News

‘Unheard of’: The plan to bring Lolita the orca, captive for 50 years, back to Puget Sound

It is expected it will take 18 to 24 months to relocate Lolita, who is also known as Tokitae or Toki, from the Miami facility back to the northwestern coast of the U.S.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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abc News

Agreement in place to return Lolita the orca to the Pacific

An plan is in place to return Lolita, an orca that has lived at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years, to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest

1 year ago·United States

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