The hope is that she will reconnect with her mother in her home waters.
, the aquarium made the announcement during a news conference on Thursday.
back into her area of origin in the Pacific Northwest, where she may reunite with her 95 year-old-mother.Lolita is believed to be 57 years old and was captured from the Pacific coast near Seattle at the age of 4. But her path is not so simple. She will need to receive "round-the-clock care" before her relocation in the next 18 to 24 months, Miami Seaquarium toldShe will first be relocated to Washington state, where she will be placed in a natural sea pen aimed at getting her used to swimming in the open water. She currently does not have enough muscles to swim long distances and that is something experts will help her work on.
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