Save Lolita.

Help fight for Lolita’s freedom.

Lolita floats listlessly in her tank. In the wild, killer whales swim hundreds of miles a day, diving as deep as 500 feet. In her tank, she swims in circles inside the 35 foot wide area and can only go as deep as 20 feet, in a small area in the center of the tank.

There are several groups attempting to retire Lolita from her tank that violates Department of Agriculture size regulations at the Miami Seaquarium to a more humane existence.

THE PLAN

Ken Balcomb, of the Center for Whale Research and Howard Garrett of the Orca Network have devised a plan to retire Lolita to her home waters of Washington state.  Lolita is not going to be completely “set free in the wild” after being in captivity for so long.  The plan is centered around placing Lolita in a transitional coastal sanctuary sea pen where she will be rehabilitated under human care.  When the time is right, she will be given the choice of going back to open waters if she so desires.  All the time she will be monitored by veterinary staff, to make sure she is receiving the best health care.

Image credit: Louis Aguirre