Key players in the massive plan to finally FREE this 8000 lb killer whale, Lolita!!" In a release from the Miami Seaquarium, Irsay added, "the story of Lolita has been near and dear to my heart.

Friends of Lolita, a not-for-profit organization, and the Miami Seaquarium announced at a news conference Thursday that they have signed an agreement to return the killer whale, also known as ...

But their focus changed when they learned of a female member of the population that had been captured 50 years ago and was ...

Tokitae remained in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium until her death two years ago. She belonged to the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population, a type of orca that only eats salmon.

But their focus changed when they learned of a female member of the population that had been captured 50 years ago and was alive at the Miami Seaquarium ... to get the whale freed but also the ...