Resident Orca

Lolita Deserves Her Legal Rights

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:01:00 +0000

The Endangered Species Act 4(d) rule "take" prohibitions could provide a legal precedent to protect Lolita from harmful conditions at the Miami Seaquarium and the local, state and federal governments which fail to prevent such harm.

"Liability for a take may not always rest with the entity directly responsible for the action. A series of recent cases demonstrates that governmental entities (federal, state, or local) that license or regulate conduct that results in harm to listed species can be indirectly liable for take." http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=907

As the government is not providing protection for which Lolita is legally entitled, the government itself should be held liable.

Let's hope that attorney Steven Wise will choose Lolita as the subject of his case for recognizing the legal status and rights of cetaceans as "persons."

There are far too many compelling reasons Lolita needs protection and legal rights:

Lolita has been held captive in the smallest facility for the longest time
She is the only living, captive, endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale
The market demand created by the Miami Seaquarium for the capture of wild orcas was a primary contributor to her species becoming endangered
The government has failed to protect Lolita under the Endangered Species Act for half a decade.

For more information regarding Mr. Wise's plan: http://www.zoenature.org/2010/10/making-the-case/

Penn Cove Protest for Lolita's Retirement: May 15, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:44:00 +0000

Ric O'Barry speaks at Coupeville, Washington, on August 8, 2010, on the 40th anniversary of Tokitae's capture from Penn Cove

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:17:00 +0000

Southern Residents in Canada

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:56:00 +0000

Southern Residents in Canada

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:32:00 +0000

Lone Orca

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:59:00 +0000

The effects of oil on wildlife in the Gulf

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:45:00 +0000

40th Anniversary of Lolita's Capture from Penn Cove, WA on August 8, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:33:00 +0000

With special thanks to Howard Garrett (OrcaNetwork.org), Cutty Sark Captain John Stone, Musician Lynn Wedekind (LynnWedekind.com) & Ric O'Barry (SaveJapanDolphins.org)

From Tokitae's Home Waters

noreply@blogger.com (ResidentOrca) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:19:00 +0000