Via Emma Luck:
Last night, a near super-pod gathering of the southern residents occurred in their traditional home of the Salish Sea. In Miami, their relative Tokitae was in the final hours of her life.
In recent years, these large SRKW gatherings have coincided with births & deaths. #Orcas #Tokitae #Toki #Whales #Captivity #EndangeredSpecies #Environment #Ethics
Background story: “The 57-year-old whale, sometimes called Toki and known as Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut by the Lummi people, was set to be released back into the ocean.” https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/us/lolita-orca-miami-seaquarium-death-trnd/index.html #Orcas #Tokitae #Toki