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  What killed Tokitae? Doctors cite 'multiple chronic conditions'

  There were many factors that led to the death of Tokitae, the orca taken from Puget Sound waters to live and perform in Miami over the past 50 years. "Old age" is the simplest way to put it.

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  Shhh! The orcas are back in Puget Sound

  The orcas’ return triggered a three-month voluntary slowdown for big ships in Puget Sound.

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  10 orcas killed in Bering Sea, prompting calls for fishing reforms

  Federal officials are looking into the deaths of nine orcas hauled up by Bering Sea trawlers since May, while conservation groups say more needs to be done to prevent such deaths.

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  Lummi Elder tells story of last time she sang to Tokitae

  Tokitae was the last Southern Resident Orca kept in a marine park. She died unexpectedly on August 18 at the Miami Seaquarium.
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  Tokitae’s final song: A celebration of life for the last captive southern resident orca

  Hundreds of mourners gathered at San Juan Island's Jackson Park Beach on Sunday to celebrate the life of Tokitae, a southern resident orca who died in captivity before her planned return to the Salish Sea.

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  Saying goodbye to Tokitae

  The world lost Tokitae on Friday. She was the last living Southern Resident Orca in captivity. Organizers were trying to return her to the Salish Sea from Florida where she spent more than 50 years in the Miami seaquarium. Lummi Nation member Jay Julius is here along with Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes to talk about her life as part of the story of endangered Orcas.
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  Following Tokitae's sudden death, Northwest tribes call for repatriation of orca's remains

  Tokitae, the orca who died suddenly last week before her scheduled return to the Pacific Northwest, has been sent to the University of Georgia for an autopsy. It was a move that the Lummi Nation, one of the groups working to bring Tokitae home to the Salish Sea, said blindsided them. The tribe is now calling for the orca's remains to be returned to the region.
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  Lolita, oldest orca held in captivity, dies before chance to return to the ocean

  After years of pressure to set the Miami Seaquarium orca free, Lolita was scheduled to spend her final days in her natural habitat sometime next year. On Friday, she died of a "renal condition."

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  2 rambunctious youngsters, no dying elders might spell hope for NW orcas

  Whale researchers say the Northwest’s endangered orcas have apparently had a very good year.

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  'Things are looking really good' for captured orca's return to Salish Sea

  The lead veterinarian overseeing the orca known as Tokitae said she's in good clinical condition for her pending relocation from Miami to her native Washington waters.

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