On March 30, 2023, the Miami Seaquarium announced<\/a> that it has agreed to partner with Philanthropist Jim Irsay and Friends of Lolita to bring Ska\u2019liCh\u2019elh-tenaut\/Tokitae\/Lolita back to the Salish Sea. The Seaquarium had recently been acquired by The Dolphin Company, and the CEO said that it was a top priority for them to bring her home. Bringing her home can only happen if her health continues to improve. You can read more here about Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut<\/a>, a Southern Resident orca and member of the L pod who was brutally captured in Penn Cove in 1970.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this time, we continue to follow the lead of the Indigenous-led organization Sacred Sea when it comes to advocating for Ska\u2019liCh\u2019elh-tenaut\u2019s return to the Salish Sea. To follow frequent updates on Ska\u2019li Ch\u2019elh-tenaut, visit Sacred Sea\u2019s Facebook page<\/a> and website.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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