Vets are working to make sure she's strong enough for the trip.
Vets are working to make sure Lolita is strong enough to go back to the Pacific Northwest.MIAMI — Caregivers at a South Florida ocean park are taking steps to prepare Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, for a possible return to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound.this week that they’re working with Lolita to make sure she’s strong enough to survive the journey and to acclimate to her new home.
Jessica Comolli, the director of the Miami Seaquarium’s animal health department, said Lolita is doing great. The orca has had two health scares since 2020 but has recovered.last spring as a condition of the park’s new exhibitor’s license with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She’s not been publicly displayed since. The Dolphin Company CEO Eduardo Albor said they’ve invested more than $500,000 to improve Lolita’s water quality after taking over the Seaquarium last year.
In recent months, new upgrades have been installed to better filter the pool and regulate her water temperature. New chillers can now get the temp down to mimic the waters of the Pacific Northwest, said trainer Michael Partica.Federal and state regulators would still need to approve any plan to move Lolita, and that could take months or years. The 5,000-pound has been living for years in a tank that measures 80 feet by 35 feet and is 20 feet deep.
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