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{{Infobox animal|name=Lolita|gender=Female|capture_location=Penn Cove|capture_date=August 8, 1970|capture_age=Approx. 3|pod=L-pod|death_date=August 18, 2023|death_place=Miami Seaquarium|death_cause=Renal condition (unconfirmed)|death_age=57}} | {{Infobox animal|name=Lolita|gender=Female|capture_location=Penn Cove|capture_date=August 8, 1970|capture_age=Approx. 3|pod=L-pod|death_date=August 18, 2023|death_place=Miami Seaquarium|death_cause=Renal condition (unconfirmed)|death_age=57|image=Miamiseaquariumlolita.jpg}} | ||
'''Lolita''' (Tokitae) was a 57 year-old female orca who was captive at the Miami Seaquarium since her capture in 1970. She was captured in the Salish Sea when she was approximately 3 years old. | '''Lolita''' (Tokitae) was a 57 year-old female orca who was captive at the Miami Seaquarium since her capture in 1970. She was captured in the Salish Sea when she was approximately 3 years old. | ||
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Main article: [[Penn Cove orca captures]] | Main article: [[Penn Cove orca captures]] | ||
On August 8, 1970, around 80 orcas from the Southern Resident population were captured as part of the infamous [[Penn Cove orca captures|Penn Cove captures]]. Out of the captured orcas 7 are taken and sold to marine parks. | |||
On August 8, 1970, around 80 orcas from the Southern Resident population were captured as part of the infamous [[Penn Cove orca captures|Penn Cove captures]]. Out of the captured orcas 7 are taken and sold to marine parks. | |||
Former diver John Crowe, who appears in the documentary [[Blackfish - film|Blackfish]], was part of the capture team at the time. He told of how, when the captures were over, there were several dead orcas in the nets. He and two other crew members were then ordered to cut the orcas open, fill their bellies with rocks, tie anchors to their tails and sink them. | |||
When the bodies of some of the orcas washed ashore some months later, there was a huge public outcry of people concerned with the welfare of the animals as well as the impact of captures on wild orcas. This prompted the government to pass the [[Marine Mammal Protection Act 1972|Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972]] which protected wild orca from being harassed or killed, and requiring whalers to apply for special permits in order to capture orcas. | When the bodies of some of the orcas washed ashore some months later, there was a huge public outcry of people concerned with the welfare of the animals as well as the impact of captures on wild orcas. This prompted the government to pass the [[Marine Mammal Protection Act 1972|Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972]] which protected wild orca from being harassed or killed, and requiring whalers to apply for special permits in order to capture orcas. | ||