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Southern Resident Killer Whales: Questions and Answers on Final Rule to Include Tokitae in ESA Listing: Updated December 2023

In February 2015, NOAA Fisheries published a final rule to recognize the captive killer whale known as Tokitae (previously known as “Lolita”) as a protected member of the endangered Southern Resident killer whale Distinct Population Segment.

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