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Celebration of life for Tokitae to take place in Friday Harbor
Plans are underway to honor the Southern Resident killer whale Tokitae, who lived for decades at the Miami Seaquarium, amid concerns about the way the whale is being handled.
Tokitae died last week as the Lummi Tribe was working to bring her back to live with the pod in the Puget Sound she was taken from, which included her mother,.
The whale’s body was hastily moved to the University of Georgia for a necropsy to determine the cause of death. The tribe, which considers the whale family, was not notified.
Lummi Nation Chair Tony Hillaire told KIRO Newsradio he has since talked with The Dolphin Company that owns the Seaquarium.
https://mynorthwest.com/3924364/celebration-life-tokitae-set-friday-harbor/