A high-stakes legal battle between Miami-Dade County and The Dolphin Company, operators of Miami Seaquarium, took a turn Wednesday morning when a civil judge denied the county’s motion for immediate eviction over a late rent payment.

With Miami-Dade County issuing the owners of the Miami Seaquarium an eviction letter on Monday, Local 10 News is working to address your questions about what could happen to the animals at the marine park.

One day after a deadline to vacate the Virginia Key property came and went, Miami-Dade County sent an eviction notice to the owners of the Miami Seaquarium on Monday.

The Miami Seaquarium filed a federal lawsuit Friday against Miami-Dade County, just two days before a deadline to vacate the Virginia Key property.

As the Miami Seaquarium faces mounting troubles over animal health and structural safety, a South Florida attorney says the oceanarium isn’t paying its bills to small business owners who have done work at its site on Virginia Key.

Lolita, also known as Tokitae, will no longer be performing shows for profit. The theater and tank where she lives in captivity will be closed to the public. This is giving animal advocates hope that the 20-foot long female orca that has lived at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970 cold one day know freedom and make it back home.