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Looking for a
green gift?
Need a gift for someone who has everything?
Adopt a wild killer whale on behalf of a friend or family member!
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RENEW YOUR ADOPTION
ONLINE HERE
HOW TO ADOPT A WHALE
Step 1: DECIDE ON A MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE
Review the Membership Packages and select a package that suits you.
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Step 2:
DECIDE ON A WHALE
To adopt a whale, make your choice by referring to the family trees. Each whale has been identified with its scientific number, adoption name, gender, and year of birth. |
Step 3: PURCHASE OPTIONS
ONLINE:
Click above link to purchase your adoption package online.
PRINT & MAIL: find the printable form here. Please print and mail adoption form to our street address.
B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program - Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
P.O. Box 3232 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - V6B 3X8
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Brand new to the Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program
Adopt a Southern Resident Killer Whale!
An adoption package is a fabulous way to introduce kids to the idea of environmental stewardship, learn about killer whales (a marine mammal), their fragile habitat, and doing the right thing for marine conservation.
Photo: Meghan McKillop
By
becoming a member of the B.C.
Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program you
will be directly supporting research on wild killer whales.
Continuing research will lead to a better understanding of
the whales, their place in the ocean ecosystem, and the conservation
measures necessary to protect them.
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Southern Resident Killer Whales
now available for Adoption!
For seventeen years the BC Wild Killer Whale Adoption has only had Northern Residents and Transient killer whales available for adoption. Well, we felt it was time for a change!
We are excited to announce that the Southern Resident killer whale population has now been added to the adoption program and there are 28 whales from J, K and L pod available for adoption! To see the whales available for adoption visit Meet the Whales.
The southern residents can easily be seen during the summer months off southern Vancouver Island; traveling, feeding and socializing around the Canadian Gulf Islands and American San Juan Islands. These much adored whales are closely watched by devoted local BC residents and are very popular with tourists alike.
ID photos and the population status of the southern resident killer whales are collected and monitored by the Center for Whale Research on San Juan Island, Washington. We are excited to have joined efforts with the Center for Whale Research to help promote the protection of this killer whale population, and support conservation research for all of our wild killer whales along the BC coast, to better protect the whales and their habitat.
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B.C.
WILD KILLER WHALE ADOPTION PROGRAM
Join the Killer Whale
Conservation Team!
Adopt a wild killer whale today!
How Do I Adopt a Whale?
To symbolically adopt a whale and support our field research program, you simply choose the type of adoption package that suits you best, and select the whale or whales you would like from a list of transient and resident killer whales living off the coast of British Columbia. Choosing your whale is the hardest part. Some people select a whale born in the same year that they were or the year their child or grandchild was born. Others select whales because they like the sound of their name. Still others choose their whale because its picture appeals to them. To get started on adopting your whale, click here.
What Do I Get with My Adoption?
We have a variety of adoption packages, but they all have something in common. With all packages you will receive a photograph and biography of the whale you've chosen, an adoption certificate, and the most recent issue of our annual journal, the Blackfish Sounder. For more details, click here.
How will my adoption help wild killer whales?
Killer whales, or orcas, are found
in all the world's oceans, but nowhere are they more accessible
for viewing and studying than in Canada's west coast waters.
Learning everything we can about killer whales
is the best way to protect them.
- How
do new pods form?
- Where
do resident killer whales go in the winter months?
- Why
do 50 per cent of newborns die in their first year?
- How
do killer whale dialects develop over time?
- Are
killer whales particularly susceptible to environmental
toxins?
- Is
increased boat traffic affecting killer whale behaviour?
Researchers
in Canada and the U.S. have been investigating groups
of killer whales that frequent the area annually for
more than 25 years and are trying to answer these questions
and others. Once widely feared, killer whales are now
understood far better than they were only three decades
ago.
Some
of the projects funded by the program include:
Population
genetics: Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard
at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine
Science Centre has been using
DNA analysis to answer questions
like how do resident killer whales
avoid inbreeding and how do female
killer whales know how to choose
a mate.
Acoustics:
Killer whales rely on sound
to communicate and to navigate
through the water. Researchers
are studying the sounds killer
whales make to learn more about
their social structure and
monitor their movements along
the B.C. coast.
Photo-identification: Photo-identification
is one of the most useful
tools of whale biologists.
It is an invaluable method
of monitoring the health
of British Columbia's killer
whale populations.
Marine Mammal Conservation: Click the link above to read about many of the research and conservation projects sponsored by the Adoption Program in back issues of our annual research newsletter, the Blackfish Sounder. In the 2007 edition, for example, you'll find details of an international conference on fisheries depredation (raiding of fishing gear) by killer whales and sperm whales, and research into the causes of a massive sea otter decline in Alaska. By the way, the most recent edition of the Blackfish Sounder is only available to Adoption Program Members!
Adopt a wild killer whale for yourself or someone else.
A gift membership in the B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption
Program is a unique and thoughtful gift for people of all
ages.
The
B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program is hosted by
the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, a non-profit
organization. All contributions go directly to research
and conservation of killer whales in the wild. Contributions
are tax-deductible both in Canada and the USA to the
extent of the law.
Contact us:
B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
P.O. Box 3232
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6B 3X8
PHONE: (604) 659-3430
E-MAIL:CLICK HERE
Books of Interest
Operation Orca - Springer, Luna and the Struggle to Save West coast Whales - Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett
A wonderfully well-written and well-researched account of the lost killer whale calves Springer and Luna and the nature of their kin off Canada's west coast. To purchase this tale contact the Killer Whale Adoption Program at 604-659-3430.
Leaving Resurrection:
Chronicles of a Whale Scientist - Eva Saulitis
Beautiful collection of
lyrical and meditative essays. To order visit the publishers website.
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