She was suffering from a lesion to one of her lungs which required daily medication and had only recently stopped a course of antibiotics following a ‘near fatal’ bout of pneumonia in 2022. The plan to release her was not without criticism, however, with some saying that half a century spent in captivity, and chronic ill health, meant Tokitae would be unable to survive in the wild. Tokitae – ‘the world’s loneliest orca’ – and her two dolphin companions in their dirty-looking pool (Photo: Free Lolita!/Facebook) She had been introduced to artificial kelp to simulate conditions she may experience in the waters of the Salish Sea where she would be released, and was being familiarised with the sling with which she would have been lifted from her tank. The project, estimated to cost in the region of $20 million, was being funded by businessman and philanthropist Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts American Football team.Īt the time of her death, Tokitae was undergoing conditioning for her planned return to open water. Plans to release Tokitae and two Pacific white-sided dolphins into a sanctuary based in Puget Sound, from where she was originally captured in 1970, were announced in March this year. Despite receiving the best possible medical care, she passed away Friday afternoon… /hx79OhGn2O- Miami Seaquarium August 18, 2023 Over the last two days, Toki started exhibiting serious signs of discomfort, which her full Miami Seaquarium and Friends of Toki medical team began treating immediately and aggressively. Revillagigedo Archipelago & Guadalupe Island.
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