The killer whale known as Lolita was taken from the ocean in 1970. But now the whale will be flown across the country and housed in a natural sea pen in Washington state, where it will be monitored and taught to fish after decades of being fed by handlers.
It was taken from the ocean in 1970. But after a long-running dispute over where Lolita belongs, officials from various parties announced Thursday a “binding agreement” to take Lolita – also known as Tokitae or Toki – to its “home waters.” “Lolita will receive the highest quality care as the team works to make relocation possible in the next 18 to 24 months,” Miami Seaquarium said in a statement Thursday. “I know Lolita wants to get to free waters. I don’t care what anyone says.
“ the opportunity for her to acoustically connect with her family, without a doubt,” Charles Vinick, the executive director of the Whale Sanctuary Project, told the station. “So, acoustically, yes, and potentially physically over time.” The whale will be flown across the country and housed in a natural sea pen in Washington state, where it will be monitored and taught to fish after decades of being fed by handlers.
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