I think Loltia should not be kept in the small enclosure where she has NO freedom watsoever and she should be free in the oceon 2 rome wild and make her life happy and it will not be happy like has been in the last 40 YEARS ! :( .... its disrespectfull 2 all nature has given us and its cruelty 2 Lolita knowing that she has no happyness amony her life and no animal or creatcure should be treated like that it makes my so upset because she should be romeing free out there where she belongs so all i want 2 say is . Lolita be FREE!!!! If you dont let her have what her heart desiers shame on you . Make her upset and think shes away from her family nobody to play with and to love.:) All i am asking for is tht you let her FREE!
Loovvee Caitlyn Robinson x
Free Lolita! A Whale Story
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A common criticism of the fight to free Lolita is tragic story of Keiko, the orca who was released from captivity amid the "Free Willy" craze of the 1990s. Keiko starred in that movie, after years in a rundown Mexico City aquarium where he suffered ill health. But unlike the fictional character he played, Keiko didn't have the same fairy-tale ending: five years after being released in Iceland, he died, alone, after settling in a Norwegian fjord.
The difference with Lolita, advocates say, is the family factor--crucial, say experts, to any whale's release. There haven't been many to study. But looking back on Keiko, many scientists believe too little was known about his family history to successfully reintegrate him with his pod. Lolita's family, on the other hand, are some of the most studied whales in the world: a group of 43 L Pod orcas that can be found at regular intervals around the region. "The whole key to this is whether or not the animal will be accepted by its family," says Wood of Global Research and Rescue.
For his part, Levy is aware of the obstacles, but remains confident they can be overcome. Transporting a whale across country isn't cheap--but with Hollywood's help, that may no longer be a problem. "Trust me, we are going to get [Lolita] out of that tank," says Levy. "It's inevitable."
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