Another year alone, another year away from home
August 7th, 2008 by admin
Friday marks a sad anniversary for Lolita, the solitary orca at the Miami Seaquarium. 38 years ago seven orcas were violently captured in the waters off Washington State, all destined for the aquarium industry. Lolita is the sole survivor.
This week Victoria, British Columbia’s Times Colonist newspaper wrote about the anniversary:
“It was 38 years ago this Friday that life changed forever for the southern resident killer whales. As members of the three resident orca pods travelled up Puget Sound, explosives were thrown into the water from aircraft and about 100 frantic animals were driven into Penn Cove on Whidbey Island and netted. At least four whales were killed and about seven others were captured and taken to aquariums.”
To learn more about Lolita, visit www.miamiseaprison.com or www.orcanetwork.org.