Lolita Update #136
Lolita on KOMO TV tonight
May 20, 2014

Dear Friends of Lolita~

(Click on video above to see preview). Not since Lolita was captured in 1970 have there been so many new twists and turns in the debate over whether to return her home to her pod in Puget Sound, and such hope that she'll one day return to the Salish Sea. A comprehensive report about Lolita and the prospects for her return to her native waters will air at 11 pm Tuesday, May 20 on KOMO in Seattle. This special on Lolita by Jeff Burnside, KOMO 4 News will then be posted online at www.komonews.com, then likely re-broadcast Wednesday at 4pm, 5pm or 6pm (to be decided Wednesday morning).

Here's an advance peek at KOMO's special story about Lolita the captive orca, including a visit to her proposed retirement home, interviews with Ken Balcomb, Howard Garrett and Lolita's former owner Art Hertz.

How You Can Help Lolita!
In the Free Lolita Update #135 from May 14 we apologize that there were some glitches in the links. The email address for Fernando Eiroa, President and CEO of Palace Entertainment got left out, and the link to comment on the Palace Entertainment website didn’t work. Below are the correct links.

Please contact Palace Entertainment and ask that Lolita be released back into the waters of her birth. Please be courteous and concise, and simply express your wishes for Lolita in a positive way. We are not aware of the intentions of the company, so this is to acquaint the new owners with the groundswell of public opinion in favor of Lolita's return to her home waters.

CONTACT:
Fernando Eiroa, President and CEO
c/o Palace Entertainment
4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 400
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Email: Fernando Eiroa
CC: administrator@palaceentertainment.com
CC: marketing@palaceentertainment.com

Puget Sound Whales for Sale, by Sandra Pollard, due out in June

Here is the first public notice of Puget Sound Whales for Sale, to be published in June, by Orca Network volunteer, certified naturalist and Whidbey resident Sandra Pollard. Foreword is by yours truly, Howard Garrett.

We sometimes hear about the villians and the heros of the orca captures in the 60's and 70's but this is the first complete history of that brutal era that taught us so much about orcas and about ourselves. Puget Sound Whales for Sale will soon be available on the Orca Network online shopping page.

Much is going on to help bring Lolita home and to inform and advocate for her and her family Please consider a tax-deductible contribution to help Orca Network continue this work. Thank you!