![]() Native American tribes revere orcas, considering them their relatives. While they hope to bring Lolita - also known as Tokitae, or Toki - to a whale sanctuary among the Pacific Northwest’s many islands, she might never again swim freely with her endangered family, including the nearly century-old whale believed to be her mother. But they also stress the differences between their cases. ![]() He is the only orca released after long-term captivity.Īdvocates say their experience with Keiko will inform how they plan for Lolita’s return. Keiko’s return to his native Iceland vastly improved upon his life in a Mexico City tank, but he failed to adapt to the wild and died five years later. SEATTLE - 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.īut it also called to mind the release of Keiko - the star of the movie “Free Willy” - more than two decades ago. But it also called to mind the release of Keiko, who failed to adapt to the wild after being returned to his native Iceland and died five years later. An ambitious plan announced last week to return 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. FILE - Karen McRea feeds frozen fish to Keiko, star of the movie "Free Willy," in his pen off the coast of Westman Islands, Iceland, on April 22, 1999.
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