/tags/lolita Lolita en-US WLRN Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-12-20/lolitas-death-seaquarium-captive-whales Lolita died Aug. 18, and activists say their fight is far from over. They plan to continue fighting for the release of other orcas in captivity and other sea mammals, such as bottlenose dolphins. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-12-20/lolitas-death-seaquarium-captive-whales Kaylin Linder | FIU Caplin News /south-florida/2023-10-17/miami-seaquariums-lolita-the-orca-died-from-old-age-multiple-chronic-illnesses-necropsy-finds Animal rights activists had been fighting for years to have Lolita freed from her tank at the Seaquarium. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 23:00:32 GMT /south-florida/2023-10-17/miami-seaquariums-lolita-the-orca-died-from-old-age-multiple-chronic-illnesses-necropsy-finds The Associated Press /environment/2023-08-22/lolita-former-trainers-orca-death The mammal scientist who headed up the effort to transport the whale to a sea pen in Puget Sound insists all precautions were taken to ensure the whale’s health and that her death from renal failure was unexpected. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:46:15 GMT /environment/2023-08-22/lolita-former-trainers-orca-death John Pacenti | Key Biscayne Independent /environment/2023-04-04/bringing-lolita-home-how-to-release-a-long-captive-orca An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-04-04/bringing-lolita-home-how-to-release-a-long-captive-orca Gene Johnson | Associated Press /environment/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-31/after-50-years-a-florida-aquarium-plans-to-return-lolita-the-orca-to-her-home-waters The 57-year-old orca was captured over 50 years ago at the age of 4 from the Pacific coast near Seattle. She retired last spring from performing in exhibition shows. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:00:32 GMT /environment/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-31/after-50-years-a-florida-aquarium-plans-to-return-lolita-the-orca-to-her-home-waters Jonathan Franklin /environment/2023-03-20/researchers-inbreeding-a-big-problem-for-endangered-orcas New research suggests that inbreeding may be a key reason that the Pacific Northwest's endangered population of killer whales—like the Miami Seaquarium's Lolita— has failed to recover despite decades of conservation efforts. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-20/researchers-inbreeding-a-big-problem-for-endangered-orcas Gene Johnson | Associated Press /news/2022-03-04/lolita-the-killer-whale-no-longer-has-to-perform-say-seaquariums-new-owners The company slated to take over the Seaquarium has agreed to retire Lolita, also known as Tokitae or Toki. She will no longer have to flip for food. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:09:40 GMT /news/2022-03-04/lolita-the-killer-whale-no-longer-has-to-perform-say-seaquariums-new-owners Linda Robertson /local-news/2018-10-10/federal-appeals-court-blocks-last-ditch-effort-to-free-lolita-the-orca A federal appeals court has blocked a last ditch attempt to free Lolita, the orca housed at the Miami Seaquarium, in a case brought by the non-profit… Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:52:11 GMT /local-news/2018-10-10/federal-appeals-court-blocks-last-ditch-effort-to-free-lolita-the-orca Daniel Rivero /news/2017-11-20/lolita-may-never-go-free-and-that-could-be-whats-best-for-her-scientists-say For nearly 25 years, the Miami Seaquarium’s killer whale, Lolita, has been the star of a sequel that has never been made.In 1995, inspired by the original… Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:51:37 GMT /news/2017-11-20/lolita-may-never-go-free-and-that-could-be-whats-best-for-her-scientists-say Chabeli Herrera /news/2017-08-08/on-the-47th-anniversary-of-lolitas-capture-protesters-demand-that-miami-seaquarium-sets-her-free 47 years ago, Lolita the killer whale was captured from the wild. It's high time for her to return to it, according to more than 40 protesters who… Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:54:10 GMT /news/2017-08-08/on-the-47th-anniversary-of-lolitas-capture-protesters-demand-that-miami-seaquarium-sets-her-free