The story of Keiko is a fascinating and tragic one. The male orca was born in the waters off Iceland in 1977 and was nearly two years old when he was captured by fishermen. He was taken in the ...

SEATTLE — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a Southern Resident orca held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who ...

Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the "Free Willy" movies, has died in Norwegian coastal waters where he remained after millions of dollars and a decade of work failed to coax him back to the ...

SEATTLE (AP) — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have ...

At a press conference on Thursday, the mayor of Miami, the owners of Miami Seaquarium, Friends of Lolita and Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, promised to set Lolita the killer whale free to ...

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