The documentary tells the story of the last southern resident killer whale held in captivity, and the efforts of two Lummi women to bring the orca home to a net pen sanctuary.

For 53 years, the captive orca Tokitae (a.k.a. Toki, Lolita, and Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut) lived in a tiny tank at Miami Seaquarium. She was a Southern Resident orca, a Pacific Northwest population listed ...

was released for Miami Seaquarium. (See AWI Quarterly, winter 2021.) The report chronicled a number of extremely troubling incidents at this outdated marine theme park, including a performance-related ...

That theme is constant throughout “Resident Orca,” which features interviews with a biologist who helped corral Tokitae, a former Seaquarium ... pole journey to Miami and back.

Tokitae’s eye is ... the effort to free Tokitae, the killer whale that was captured off Whidbey Island and forced to perform as Lolita at the Miami Seaquarium. “This story shares the shocking ...

The statement issued by Miami Seaquarium in ... Lolita is the oldest orca in captivity, held in the smallest tank in the United States, and the Seaquarium has done nothing to help its “beloved ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The killer whale Tokitae, also known as Lolita, may finally be released after more than 50 years in captivity in the world's smallest orca enclosure. Billionaire ...