Hostile Waters: To catch an orca

Live killer whale captures in the Pacific Northwest during the 1960s and ’70s fueled a worldwide orca craze. Puget Sound was the primary source of supply. But a 1976 hunt for SeaWorld in Budd Inlet was a turning point, leading to the end of an era. Just one killer whale taken from Puget Sound, Lola otherwise known as Tokitae, survives today.

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This story was originally published December 13, 2018.

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