52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific
WEBMar 31, 2023 · 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 her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be her mother still swims.
Florida aquarium plans to return Lolita the orca after 50 years in ...
WEBMarch 31, 20235:00 AM ET. Jonathan Franklin. Enlarge this image. Officials announced Thursday plans to return Lolita — an orca that has lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium for more...
Lolita, oldest orca held in captivity, died before chance to return …
WEBAug 19, 2023 · In March of this year, the Seaquarium announced plans to return Lolita back to the the waters of the Pacific where she could spend her final days. The decision came after years of pressure...
Plan to return Lolita the orca to 'home waters' over 50 years after ...
WEBMar 30, 2023 · By Chantal Da Silva. More than 50 years after Lolita the Orca was captured in the Pacific Ocean and held for decades at the Miami Seaquarium, a plan to return her to "home waters" to live...
52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to the Pacific
WEBAssociated Press. March 31, 2023 11:04 AM PT. MIAMI — 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...
Captive orca Lolita set for release into ‘home waters’ after 50 …
WEBMar 31, 2023 · CNN — The killer whale known as Lolita appears one step closer to returning to its natural habitat of the Pacific Northwest, after performing at a Miami tourist attraction for decades. It was...
Plans to return captive orca whale Lolita to home waters are …
WEBMarch 31, 2023 | Miami. 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 in the...
"Historic" deal reached to free the killer whale Lolita after more …
WEBMarch 30, 2023 / 2:41 PM EDT / CBS News. More than five decades after her capture, the 5,000-pound killer whale known best by her stage name, Lolita, may finally be returned to her natural...
Miami Seaquarium reach agreement to release orca Lolita into the Pacific
WEBMar 31, 2023 · The Miami Seaquarium said it had reached a "binding agreement" with the nonprofit Friends of Lolita to return the whale, who recently retired from performances, to an ocean habitat in the north Pacific Ocean within two years.
Lolita the orca will return to Pacific Northwest waters | CTV News
WEBMar 31, 2023 · 01:56. 00:44. Tyler Clifford. Reuters. Staff. Contact. Published March 31, 2023 8:13 a.m. PDT. Share. A Florida aquarium has reached a deal with animal welfare advocates to release Lolita, a...
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