A Puget Sound Orca in Captivity: The Fight To Bring Lolita Home

by Sandra Pollard, David Neiwert author of "Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us (Foreword by)

Overview

On August 8, 1970, the Southern Resident orcas of Puget Sound were herded into Penn Cove on Whidbey Island by explosives, spotter planes and speedboats in a coordinated effort to capture seven young whales. Between 1964 and 1976, dozens of these now-endangered orcas were torn from their home and sent to marine parks around the globe. Just over a decade later, all but one had died. This lone survivor is Tokitae, also known as Lolita, and she's spent most of her life performing at the Miami Seaquarium. For twenty years, the Orca Network has called for her release, and now the indigenous Lummi Nation, People of the Sea, have joined the fight. Author Sandra Pollard chronicles the extraordinary effort to bring Tokitae home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467140379
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/14/2019
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	943,783
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Author of Puget Sound Whales for Sale and certified marine naturalist Sandra Pollard has continued to advocate for the critically endangered Southern Resident orcas, including Tokitae (Lolita), the sole survivor of the capture era. Based on Whidbey Island, Washington, she is a member of the Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network and a volunteer with the local education and whale sightings nonprofit organization Orca Network. Her writing career spans fiction and nonfiction publications in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

Foreword David Neiwert 9

Preface 11

Acknowledgements 15

1 Stolen Freedom 19

2 Hugo and Lolita 29

3 Bring Lolita Home 38

4 Spirit in the Water 51

5 Lolita's Day 68

6 The Whale Bowl 74

7 Keiko, Luna and Springer 83

8 Slave to Entertainment 92

9 The Curse of Captivity 99

10 Trials and Tribulations 106

11 Darkness Falls 117

12 Hope for the Future 130

Epilogue 145

Notes 155

About the Author 160