![]() Since 1994's Lion King, decline in prey abundance and habitat reduction has dropped the wild lion population down to fewer than 25,000 (~50%). For members of the Lummi Nation, whose kinship with the SRKW runs deep through their language and culture, Tokitae’s captivity is painful - she is a kidnapped relative, and they want to bring her home." THIS FRIDAY 4/8/22 YOU CAN HELP! Virtually join Former Lummi Nation Chairman Jay Julius, Lummi fisher Ellie Kinley, cetacean expert Jeff Foster & Bonnie Swift for a panel discussion about the campaign to bring Tokitae home to Salish waters (FREE FOR YOUTH). ![]() She is the last surviving SRKW in captivity. For over 51 years, she has lived in the smallest orca tank in North America. In 1970, a killer whale named Tokitae (also Sk’aliChelh-tenaut), was captured from Penn Cove on Whidbey Island and sold to the Miami Seaquarium. Sadly, “the Salish Sea was once the primary source of orcas for aquariums from 1964 to 1976, more than 50 southern resident killer whales (SRKW) were taken into captivity and sold to oceanariums and marine mammal parks throughout the world. The porpoises & resident orca calves sometimes play together. ![]() Minke whales and Dall's porpoises will swim alongside resident Orcas. In Alaska, other marine mammals interact peacefully with fish-eating, resident ecotype Orcas. In the FINAL BATTLE of 2022 March Mammal Madness, Grandma Orca faces the Pride of Lionesses.
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