MIAMI — After more than 50 years in captivity, freedom may be in sight for Lolita, the Miami Seaquarium’s performing orca.
Officials with the theme park, along with Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and volunteers for the Friends of Lolita group and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, announced plans to release the 57-year-old, 5,000-pound killer whale and transport it back to the Pacific Northwest.
Levine Cava called the newly signed collaborative agreement to return Lolita to its home waters “historic” and a great day for Miami. “So many have hoped and prayed for this result for many, many years.”
