Video: Killer whale Tokitae home for Thanksgiving?

Jul 13, 2023, 12:46 PM

MyNorthwest.com

Indianapolis Colts owner and philanthropist Jim Irsay is sparking hope that an endangered killer whale – taken from Puget Sound in 1970 – could be returned to her native seas by Thanksgiving.

But that might be a long shot.

Reporter Heather Bosch joins Ursula Reutin and Andrew Lanier to talk about the plan in place to bring southern resident Tokitae home to the Salish Sea and her family.

Join The Gee & Ursula Show every weekday from 9am to 12pm on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM.

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