Lolita the Orca May Finally Return to Her Home Waters After 50 Years in Captivity.

Lolita the Orca, who was captured over 50 years ago and held at the Miami Seaquarium, may soon be returned to her "home waters" to live out the rest of her days. The announcement is expected to be made by the Miami Seaquarium, Florida non-profit Friends of Lolita, and philanthropist Jim Irsay. Lolita, also known as Tokitae, is the oldest orca to be held in captivity and has fallen ill in recent years. Animal rights activists have long advocated for her return to her home pod in Puget Sound, where Southern resident orcas spend several months each year. The Southern Resident population has been on the endangered species list since 2005, and pods were reduced during 1965-75 because of captures for marine parks.