Sunday, 8 February 2015

Lonely zoo orca in Florida gets 'endangered' protection

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Lonely zoo orca in Florida gets 'endangered' protection
Miami (AFP) Feb 5, 2015 - Lolita, a captive orca that has spent more than four decades in an aquarium tank, will be granted the same endangered species protection as her wild relatives, US officials said Wednesday. Advocates hope the ruling will lead to her release from the Miami Seaquarium, but the matter of Lolita's care remains at the center of an impassioned legal dispute. She was captured as a juvenile from ... more


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