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Declaración de la alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava sobre el repentino fallecimiento de la orca residente del Miami Seaquarium, Lolita, también conocida como Toki

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/global/government/mayor/home.page mayorstatement, mayorstatement mayorstatement, mayorstatement 2023-08-18 2023-08-18T22:15:00.000Z 06 15 pm Jennie Lopez [email protected] 305-458-7788 Statement by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on the sudden passing of Miami Seaquarium’s resident orca, Lolita aka Toki On behalf of Miami-Dade County’s almost 3 million residents, we are profoundly saddened to hear of Lolita’s, also lovingly known as Tokitae or Toki, sudden passing. On behalf of Miami-Dade County’s almost 3 million residents, we are profoundly saddened to hear of Lolita’s, also lovingly known as Tokitae or Toki, sudden passing.  Our shared goal has been to increase transparency, create accountability, and strengthen collaboration at the Miami Seaquarium for the benefit of the animals in their care. We were proud of the immense progress made over the last 12 months, from the successful transfer of ownership of the Miami Seaquarium to The Dolphin Company, the unprecedented collaboration with The Friends of Toki, and the most recent announcement of her relocation to the wild. Our collective wish was to see Tokiin her native waters and we are heartbroken to learn of this sudden loss.  Alongside the many Miamians who grew up visiting her, the generations of activists around the world that were inspired by her story, and the caretakers who remained dedicated to her health until the very end – today, we say our final goodbye to our beloved Toki. no 2023 00 a.m. 00 a.m. org1516809332626765 1 rel1692397188470108 Office of the Mayor Declaración de la alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava sobre el repentino fallecimiento de la orca residente del Miami Seaquarium, Lolita, también conocida como Toki En nombre de los casi 3 millones de residentes del condado de Miami-Dade, nos entristece profundamente enterarnos del fallecimiento repentino de Lolita, también conocida cariñosamente como Tokitae o Toki. En nombre de los casi 3 millones de residentes del condado de Miami-Dade, nos entristece profundamente enterarnos del fallecimiento repentino de Lolita, también conocida cariñosamente como Tokitae o Toki. Nuestro objetivo ha sido aumentar la transparencia y veeduría, y fortalecer la colaboración con el Miami Seaquarium en beneficio de los animales bajo su cuidado. Estamos orgullosos del inmenso progreso realizado en los últimos 12 meses, desde la exitosa transferencia de propiedad del Miami Seaquarium a The Dolphin Company, la colaboración sin precedentes con The Friends of Toki y el anuncio más reciente de su reubicación al océano. Nuestro deseo colectivo era ver a Toki en sus aguasnatales y estamos desconsolados al enterarnos de estarepentina pérdida. Junto a los muchos miamenses que crecieron visitándola, las generaciones de activistas de todo el mundo que se inspiraron con su historia y los cuidadores quepermanecieron dedicados a su salud hasta el final, hoy le decimos nuestro último adiós a nuestra amada, Toki. local county miami-dade elected elected Office of the Mayor Contact Us /global/government/mayor/contact.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman mayor in November 2020, and re-elected in August 2024, after 40 years of advocacy for South Florida families. <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">As mayor, she oversees approximately 23,000 County employees, serves nearly 3 million residents, and manages an annual budget of approximately $14.3 billion. 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MIAMI-DADE ( August 18, 2023 )–

En nombre de los casi 3 millones de residentes del condado de Miami-Dade, nos entristece profundamente enterarnos del fallecimiento repentino de Lolita, también conocida cariñosamente como Tokitae o Toki.

Nuestro objetivo ha sido aumentar la transparencia y veeduría, y fortalecer la colaboración con el Miami Seaquarium en beneficio de los animales bajo su cuidado. Estamos orgullosos del inmenso progreso realizado en los últimos 12 meses, desde la exitosa transferencia de propiedad del Miami Seaquarium a The Dolphin Company, la colaboración sin precedentes con The Friends of Toki y el anuncio más reciente de su reubicación al océano. Nuestro deseo colectivo era ver a Toki en sus aguasnatales y estamos desconsolados al enterarnos de estarepentina pérdida.

Junto a los muchos miamenses que crecieron visitándola, las generaciones de activistas de todo el mundo que se inspiraron con su historia y los cuidadores quepermanecieron dedicados a su salud hasta el final, hoy le decimos nuestro último adiós a nuestra amada, Toki.

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