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Chronology of the Keiko Project |
- 1977 or 1978: Keiko is born in the Atlantic near Iceland.
- 1979: Keiko is captured and brought to Saedyrasfnid, an Icelandic aquarium.
- 1982: Marineland in Ontario, Canada, purchases Keiko.
- 1985: Keiko sold to Reino Aventura, an amusement park in Mexico City, for $350,000.
- 1992: Warner Bros. goes on location to Reino Aventura to film Keiko in scenes for Free Willy.
- Free Willy is a box office smash. In November, Life Magazine publishes a story about Keiko's situation in Mexico City.
- 1993: Earth Island Institute agrees to take the lead in the search for a new home. In November, the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation is formed.
- 1995: Facilities for Keiko are built in Newport.
- 1996: Keiko arrives.
