Seattle Orcas

The World

The Governor of Washington State has made an unusual plea: for the return of the orca whale Lolita back to Washington’s Puget Sound from her 25 years of captivity in Miami’s Seaquarium. Jennifer Schmidt of member station KPLU reports on efforts to gain Lolita’s return, while others advocate for the orca to remain in her familiar Seaquarium home.

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