Yes me, too but I just cannot trust the aquarium people and I am outraged about Kiska dieing alone!! I hope and pray that Lolita will make it and be in the seabay!!
What exactly does make you happy about releasing very old animal into the wild, even protected environment? It will be extremelly stressful for her, she will meet horrible end.
@@ashmomofboys Exactly. I do not think there is a SINGLE successful release of dolphins or whales who spent some time in captivity. This is horrible for that poor animal.
No, she will die soon, totally stressed, having horrible end of life. It is terrible new for anybody who respect animals. Poor Lolita, another torture for her.
@@jacksonsinclair2615 no. She will face horrible stress and die soon. Shame on all terrible people who prefer their wishful thinking and fanatism over real animals and their needs.
@@jacksonsinclair2615 She won’t just be fine though. That’s his point…she won’t know how to hunt or find food, if the pod doesn’t accept her then she’s dead. It isn’t a storybook, there’s a big chance they kill here because they don’t know her.
@@Countrybluez You people are all despicable! Thats why these Animals should be taken care of the Native Americans, because you only care about the money and entertainment. She was captured as a WILD animal , she wasnt bred in captivity! Plus she isnt going to be just let go will be closely monitered by a huge group of scientists. What happened to keiko wasnt great but frankly any life in the wild is better than in captivity and you people are part of the problem honestly. All you care about is profits and your entertainment.
This is beautiful. No wild animal should ever be captured and forced to perform for humans’ entertainment. I hope Toki makes it home and meets her poor mother again.
I absolutely agree with everything you wrote. I can't even stand seeing birds caged. Except in cases where release would equal death, due to injury or illness.
She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean.
@@AngelusGaston he died from sickness he caught from cappivity at least he died free and they placed him maybe not in his native waters because maybe at the time they didn't record where they caught him. so he had no connections out there when came to wild orca's because none was his pod.
@@andreaponn He didn't he died from Pneumonia after he was freed, he was stressed out from being set free his immune system wasn't up for this because he wasn't strong enough from being malnourished when he wasn't hunting himself. He had to be treated multiple times for illness that were brought on by being in the open ocean. Just look it up with this attitude you would be better of just putting her to sleep. She would be better of being kept in a sea pen being looked after by humans
It will be hard, but her living conditions will improve. Even if she doesn’t make it to the wild, the rehabilitation efforts will expand the area she has access to, give her improved water quality & provide mental stimulation
Orcas by far the apex predators of the sea. She runs no danger at sea, her only danger is readjusting to life at sea. But if she can find someone to mate with she’ll for sure make. Also they mentioned they believe her mother still loves so that most likely means her siblings as well. Orcas are part of the dolphin family, they are the smartest animals on earth and have the best memories of any breed maybe she can find her pod and join her family
@@topdawg182 she’s far too old to mate. Orcas stop giving birth in their 40s. They’re some of the only mammals with an early menopause in relation to their lifespan, and it’s because the moms can’t keep having babies because they take care of their sons their whole lives.
No more captive Orcas and Dolphins let's give them the right to be FREE with there family in the Ocean they are extremely intelligent like humans and also have feelings im soooo happy for Lolita God is good this answers so many prayers 🙏 Amazing
She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean.
Good for her it's about time for all the Orcas to be freed Maybe if they would've Freed Tillikum sooner he wouldn't have killed all the people he did..
These beautiful, sensitive and intelligent creatures deserve so much better than the way humans treat them. 😢 I do hope she will survive free after so long in captivity. I pray she ends up having a healthy and happy life with her sea family ❤
HOW DARE THEY do that 1 ! ? ? ! ! Steal her at 3 , wait until she can no longer work and has been ill and still have to be taken to court to let her go at 56 years old . So heartbreaking. I hope it can happen but . . . nothing can give her back her life. Her capturers and exploiters are monsters. Fingers crossed. . . .
This is amazing news! The idea of her being reunited with her family brings tears to my eyes. After ever 50 years she will get her life back. This is the best thing that could have happened to her! I hope to be in Miami when she starts her voyage ❤
@@tessdurberville711 it's still possible. She was 6 years old when they took her from her mom. Not like she was just born and taken. And orca's have been known to recognize their care takers after many year's apart. So there's hope her mom could recognize her.
I’m so happy! Thank you Jesus for people realizing that no animal should live in a tank or enclosure that small! Thank you so much!!! LOLITA YOUR GOING HOME!!!!
I showed footage of the news coverage from the conference to my aunt and she agreed that tank is way too small for an animal that size. My mom was shocked that Lolita survived 53 years in a tank that small. At first my mom was concerned about whether she’ll be able to survive in the open ocean but once I explained to her that Lolita is going to a sea pen and that it is going to be kind of like what they did with Keiko, she was okay with it as long as they’re not going to just let her out. But I figure the more people in my family I tell about her plight, the more my family will agree she needs to go home.
@@timothyomara6303 I completely agree. It says so on their website. The people planning this move have no idea that PETA made it harder to get her released from captivity, not easier. PETA petitioned to have her listed as an endangered species in 2015 and won. They asked if that meant she could be released and NOAA said that wasn't part of the ruling. They asked a question that had nothing to do with the endangered species listing. They tried to bill the listing as a path to release and shot themselves in the foot. They did not get the answer they wanted so they kept asking questions about her ability to survive in the wild, hoping NOAA wouldn't notice what they were trying to do. NOAA just answered no, no, and no to each question. I do not think NOAA is going to sign the paperwork for the permit to fly her to Washington because they don't think she's releasable and I think the people planning this move know that NOAA is not going to approve the permit for a sea pen. I do know they are keeping details of their plan confidential. I think they know she likely won't be going to a sanctuary in the Pacific Northwest and want to keep her real new home secret to avoid backlash from their supporters.
That is absolutely psychotic. Nobody in the right mind can say they were taking care of this poor animal, only exploiting it. Should be a human crime across the globe.
It’s so sad that poor creature has been living in one of the smallest tanks in the world…but I’m glad she gets to be back home smh all for human entertainment
Lolita's 95 year old Mother is still alive out there and broken, of course. I truly HOPE her Mamma will recognise her but to be honest, I don't think she will and regarding Lolita, she was too young when human beings kidnapped her from her pod. I hope there's going to be some miracle here 🙏, I really want to see a wonderful reunion but I'm being too optimistic here.
She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean.
@@andreaponn They wont she wont even remember how to communicate with her "family" each Orca pod has it's own unique langue 50 years is to long to remember this and she is as good as dead to them. Lolita has been in with multiple orcas all with there own language.
@@AngelusGaston how do you know they won't? and i know that been long time but i dout that she won't understand because these animals have emotions like we do and very smart so i stand with my comment. Also I know each orca pod has there own lanugage so of course she wont understand the ones she put with like for example one person speaks spanish and other speaks only english so they won't understand each other.
@@terezahola339 are you a scientist also? I don't think you are.. You are wrong, she will feel free and feel loved since Orcas care for their very sick and or injured grandkids. All they need to do is open mouth to hunt and they can transition. Whales in captivity are already completely stressed to point of needing hardcore benzodiazepines daily if the whales are used for performances than they always need benzodiazepines. Whales have only killed people when in captivity they don't do that in wild. So Lolita would have a far far better life actually.
@@ianthescientist8827 She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean. After years of preparing Keiko for reintegration, Keiko was flown to Iceland in 1998 and in 2002, became the first captive orca to be fully released back into the ocean. On 12 December 2003, he died of pneumonia in a bay in Norway at the age of 27. Most sources conclude that the project to free Keiko was a failure because the orca failed to adapt to life in the wild.[24] In Norway, Keiko had little contact with other orcas and was not fishing; for months before his death, the whale was being fed daily.[25][26][15] A report in The Guardian describes the freed orca's life in Taknes Bay as follows: "... until his death Keiko was, rather than frolicking freely in his fjord, being taken for 'walks' by caretakers in a small boat at least three times a week. ... It took more than 60 failed attempts to reunite Keiko with free orcas before he followed a group where, spotting a fishing vessel off the Norwegian coast, he followed it into the fjords that would prove his final resting place."[27] According to an article in New Scientist, "He was seen diving among the wild orcas only once, on 30 July 2002. And after physical contact at the surface, Keiko swam away, seeking out human company on the tracking boat".[15] Simon, Hanson, Murrey, et al. (2009)[14] confirm that he was seen on the periphery of some wild groups but was never seen to be socially integrated with such whales. In summary, "He never integrated into a wild pod ... and could not break his need for human contact."[28] According to Simon et al. (2009)[14] Keiko's return to humans for food and for company confirms the failure of the project. Reasons cited for Keiko's failure to adapt include his early age at capture, the long history of captivity, prolonged lack of contact with conspecifics and strong bonds with humans.[14] There are articles after articles siting the failer of reintroduction in to the wild. Keiko was 27 Lolita is 50 see were it is going
@Tereza Holá What do you mean "lol"? Do you know anything about orcas at all? They're anything but stupid. Lolita's mother and pod are still alive and she should be reunited with them.
Cant come quick enough, cant believe she has been used and abused for so long. Amazing her family are still alive ...awaiting for her return I should imagine. Her release can not come quick enough. May she arrive back to family safe and enjoy an abundance of freedom!! 🙂😉🙏🏽
She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean.
@AngelusGaston I will have a look. That's sad,I was hoping for a happy ending for her. This is the damage people are doing, when taking these whales so young . I was hoping natural instinct would kick In and she can hunt etc. So this seaworld option is better you say? . Would she be alone? Tank ,again?
@@Phillips_284 It is sad but when you think about when her and the other Orca's where taken they didn't know how intelligent they were or how much damage they would be doing when they put them in those small enclosures, but animal wealthfare has come along long way look at how Zoo's use to keep there animals. She would still be alone unless they managed to get other whale's to be with her but even then the whales might not get a long as each whale has a different sound that others might not understand. It really is complicated. Keiko's release cost $20M just for that short amount of time.
@@Phillips_284 hi sorry for coming conversation wanted say i hope for best for her too and i think another tank wont be best for her and for kieko was different you see they may not put him in right native waters so the family connection wasnt there and for her family and mother is there so to me its different.
@@pikapi7429 No it wont they said the same thing about Keiko. Keiko died in Taknes Bay, Skålvikfjord, Norway, while swimming in the fjords on 12 December 2003, at the age of 27. Pneumonia was determined as his probable cause of death. His immune system wasn't strong enough to fight it off he was 27 a young whale Lolita is 50 twice his age.
Don't forget Hugo. Hugo didn't get the chance. We must not forget he was in that prison with her. She watched him comit suicide. And pulled out to be thrown away.
Never realized how horrific this industry was till I watched the movie Blackfish. Watching how these animals were torn away from their families as babies was heartbreaking. I pray she gets to live long enough to enjoy her freedom- along side her family
I have a betta fish. They're from Thailand originally. This would be like me putting him back in a rice paddy and expecting a good result. He is used to a filter, a heater, being fed every day... He would have no idea what to do in the wild.
They might be doing doing this so they don't have too deal with her passing when time comes .it would've been good they would've realesd her 50 yrs ago not now that she at the last phase of her life with health complications .I really hope they do things morally not just for new owners convenience.she should spent the rest of her life a very spacious sanctuary due too being in captivity so long ,
They’re intelligent and social and need to be free. It’s so sad to see these in captivity. We don’t deserve these animals . We should be ashamed for what we’ve done.
She should be moved to the sea sanctuary ASAP, NOT in a couple of years! If shes going to have ANY chance of reunification with her family, her mother NEEDS to be alive. Her mom is 96 years old!!! The sooner she gets to the sanctuary to sooner the communication can begin trying to locate her family. When they hear her and recognize her vocals hopefully they will stay close to her until she can finally be reunited with them. The sanctuary is a much better place for her, she will be much happier and healthier in her natural involvement, especially with the help from humans to get her ready to succeed in the ocean on her own! Also she will be able to explore something other than concrete walls 😢, even if she has to stay in captivity, she’s better off in the ocean sanctuary!!! Please help her get there ASAP!!! It’s heartbreaking things like this were ever done to these precious majestic extremely intelligent animals!!! The least we could do for her is put her in the most natural environment possible at least until she’s 100% ready to be completely freed. When they do completely free her she still NEEDS watched and monitored to make certain she’s not only surviving but thriving when she’s let out of the sanctuary. Please help her succeed in every way possible, and god forbid she needs humans to intervene to help her survive, that needs to be available for her, if she needs to come back to the sanctuary if she’s not thriving, that also should definitely be available for her!!! God please protect this precious beautiful creature you created, help her to eventually find and reunite with her mother and family. Help her and all of her kind thrive in our oceans. Please help humans to understand the mistakes we are making with all of our precious wildlife and our oceans!!! In the holy name of JESUS I pray, amen. 🙏
She cant just be set free, she doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean. She is in the same boat as Keiko NO POD, NO IMMUNITY, NO HUNTING SKILLS, NO NOTHING She has been looked after by humans for over 50 years. Keiko wasn't even as old as her when he was set free. Is that the same fate you want for Lolita.
THANK GOD❤ This is amazing. To let Her waste away in that so called whale tank is horrible. Just let Her have that chance to at least spend the rest of Her life where Her family is. Come on government agencies and give Her that chance we owe it to this Beautiful Creature 😢❤
Thank god I do hope it happens for her she gave her all and now is the time she needs to go home she deserves it and she's earned it please they there be more than one step she's beautiful ❤️ and it will be lovely to see her as free as she can be thank you
She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean.
She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean.
I didn't know her mother was still alive. 60 years of thinking your baby is just gone, stolen from you by the people that today just come to observe. That is kidnapping, and those who took her initially I hope they grew to be better people. She deserves to go home, to her family, where she always belonged. I hope they'll recognize each other.
She wouldn't have been thinking about her as soon as she was gone for a number of weeks she would have thought she was dead. I don't know why people think this is going to end up in sunshine and rainbows is beyond me. Just look at Keiko and what happened to him.
@@AngelusGaston RIP Keiko. I believe in Lolita though, I think she can make it. She deserves it regardless what we think. She'd rather die free than in a cramped tank.
1 of the main guys who viciously hunted, captured and killed these orcas in the 70's, quit hunting down animals for profit to be an advocate for whales and dolphins and to keep them in the sea. He turned down millions of dollars in hunting to make better choices for his own conscious. He even said, if it ain't him hunting them, it WILL be another guy, but he turned it down. And now raises alot of money to free and protect animals. So yeah some of them grew to be better people.
Do we all not remember what happened to Keiko. Not being able to integrate into a pod and just dying! Longing for humans. They don't know any differnt than that tiny tank. 😢 They shouldn't have taken her to begin with.
They did all these same things with Keiko. What's going to matter is if she doesn't acclimate, are they going to stop and realize that she isn't thriving and take her back in if not. Unlike Keiko
If her family accepts her she'll be fine, but here's the thing about orcas they don't accepts non family members in their pod ever. So she might not make it
Im praying she gets to go home. please let her go home ASAP. she needs to see her family times passing by please let her have that moment. im begging let her be free with her family.
She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean.
@@AngelusGaston She was still seen fairly recently. Also, while she is indeed very old, the oldest known Orca lived to be 105 years old. Her age is NOT proof of her status. Until and UNLESS there is concrete evidence of her mother being deceased, attempts to reunite her with her daughter should be made.
@@Keznen And what if this fails. What if she doesn't reunite her pod What if the other whales kill her what if they don't recognise her what if her mother has died what if she chooses humans over whales. What if she doesn't learn how to be wild what if she DIES OUT THERE. Then what or wont it matter because she "Died wild" You would have killed an orca by being selfish and not thinking about the consequences when there is proof out there of it failing before. Also her mother wasn't seen recently the people who deal with the L Pod has said many times she hasn't been seen since January.
Thanks to all organisations, specially to the Indigenous of the Salish Sea , which are fighting for Lolita ! I hope, we can see her in freedom, soon....without endless discussions.
Even if she dies there she is better off dying at sea than in a cage. It's insane that her cage is only 20 ft deep. They can live under 1000 feet. That freedom will give her life.
What sense will that make. She's been in captivity for over 5 decades. She's been cared for a certain way. How will she break those habits instilled in her to now thrive in an environment she's been conditioned to disregard. Being a wild animal, learning how to fend for herself. Then she's a nomad out in those waters. What if a pod won't accept her into their inner circle? I think they waited too late to do this.
Once liberated, this will open up all new scopes of research to understand further the new instinctive survival adaptation by the orca and further appreciate the intelligence of these beings in a completely differential scale that is yet to be recorded in these whales. 🐋 Best wishes for this once in a lifetime expedition to every stakeholder involved in this delicate project!! Cheers to Lolita's future life experiences, socialization and meeting with her mother 👍🐳🙂
She wont survive though Just look up Keiko aka Free Will they tried to release him in the early 2000's and he ended up dying out there even after being taught how to be a wild whale. He didn't join a pod, he didn't hunt, he went back to humans for food and interactions. Keiko was 27 years Lolita is over 50. The only way she will be able to SURVIVE is in a sea pen being cared for and looked after by humans for the rest of her life.
@@andreaponn Sure Andrea.. It will be a real miracle if the mother orca and Lolita recognize each other after this long. . maybe through their respective body scents or behavior recalls.. Let's hope for the BEST with a lot of real-time human level care taken during this process. 🐋🙂
@@SaurabhOKumar it would be and maybe I hope they notice each other and some spieces i think the mother notices the sound her baby so they know which one is hers and yep and hopefully it wont be to stressful for her like the trip.
And it didn't turn out well for that orca, known as Keiko. Died shortly after being released into the wild. Sadly there isn't much chance for Lolita in the wild after so many years in captivity. Hope for the best this time around. It's likely she will have to stay in her sea pen for the rest of her days.
@@BB-mt5no elsa the lion was set free after being years in captivity and did fine there are other dolphins to like that lolita was 6 keiko was 3 at capture her pod is known and her mom is stiil alive keikos pod was never found
@@anastasiawinters4455 Elsa of "Born Free" didn't make it to her 5th birthday and was only cared for a couple of years being trained for release the entire time. Doubtful a pod will accept an orca that has been gone for over 50 years. Hope I'm wrong. Who is to say orcas even like the wild over captivity? Keiko spent his last days seeking human contact and playing with kids. That's the only time this has ever been attempted and it failed. Also seeing that Lolita was 4 years old when captured. Keiko 2 years old. Either way 52 years is a long time for a 56 year old. Wish her the best.
@@tessdurberville711 what link and its L25 not A25 get facts right she has not been viewed as dead yet and i think you are telling a lie and you have no proof she is not her mom
THANK GOD !!!!!!BUT PLEASE MOVE FASTER !! She's been there long enough!!!!! Her Mother is waiting. It breaks my heart 💔 looking down on her and realizing how big she is for that tiny tiny pool. I wish there we're better laws that wild animals stay in the wild. The only way you can keep him is if he cannot be returned to the wild. Then the animal goes to a enclosure that has a similar environment to what he had before. At least give him some sort of semblance that he's home. Kudos to those people fighting to get her out and back home!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙂👍🇨🇦✌
She doesn't know how to be a wild whale. Look up Keiko the Original Free Willy he died after being set free even after he was "trained" to be a wild whale, he still looked to humans for food and entertainment, suffered from illness because he didn't have immune system to deal with infections and stress from being in the open ocean.
I am worried this could be a big science experiments see what happens when she's reunited with her family. It makes me sad that this happened but it also is concerning when you remove a wild animal and have them in captivity for so long are they able to live on their own. So many questions and I guess we'll just have to see.
