A Puget Sound Orca in Captivity: The Fight to Bring Lolita Home Contributor(s): Pollard, Sandra (Author), Author of of Orcas and Men What Killer W (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467140376 ISBN-13: 9781467140379 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) - Nature | Animal Rights - Nature | Animals - Marine Life |
Dewey: 599.536 |
LCCN: 2018958989 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Locality - Miami, Florida - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Geographic Orientation - Washington - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: On August 8, 1970, the Southern Resident orcas of Puget Sound were herded into Penn Cove on Whidbey Island by explosives, spotter planes and speedboats in a coordinated effort to capture seven young whales. Between 1964 and 1976, dozens of these now-endan |
Contributor Bio(s): Pollard, Sandra: - Author of Puget Sound Whales for Sale and certified marine naturalist Sandra Pollard has continued to advocate for the critically endangered Southern Resident orcas, including Tokitae (Lolita), the sole survivor of the capture era. Based on Whidbey Island, Washington, she is a member of the Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network and a volunteer with the local education and whale sightings nonprofit organization Orca Network. Her writing career spans fiction and nonfiction publications in both the United States and the United Kingdom. |