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52 years after capture, orca Lolita leaving Miami Seaquarium, heading back to Pacific Northwest

Por: WPTV Nation March 31, 2023

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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 Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be her mother still swims.An unlikely coalition involving the theme park's owner, an animal rights group and an NFL owner-philanthropist announced the agreement during a news... + full article



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