Time to set Lolita free….

People call it entertainment, but I'd call this a prison - if free, Lolita would swim around 75 miles a day in the ocean, instead of 75 feet at a time in the Miami Seaquarium.

Shondala, Mallory & Kayla have a show at The Whale Museum this Thursday you’ll want to check out – they will present the critically acclaimed documentary about Lolita, the killer whale captured near here in 1970 who is still alive at the Miami Seaquarium. The evening includes an appearance by Howard Garrett, who starred in the film, and Susan Berta who co-founded the Orca Network with Howie. Here’s more from WM education curator Cindy Hansen:

Do you want to learn more about Lolita, (aka Tokitae), the missing L Pod whale?  Lolita, the only survivor of the orcas captured from the Southern Resident community, has been living and performing at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970.  Friday Harbor High School students Kayla Drummond, Mallory Dahlquist, and Shondala Scott have decided to dedicate their community service project to educating islanders about Lolita.

Please join them at The Whale Museum Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at 6:30 pm for a presentation and a showing of the documentary ‘Lolita: Slave to Entertainment.’ There is no charge for the program but the students are asking for donations which will help support Orca Network’s Lolita campaign and The Whale Museum’s Education Department.

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