HOW TO ADOPT A WHALE

Step 1: SELECT A MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE
Review the Membership Packages and select a package that suits you.

Step 2:
CHOOSE 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


B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program

MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES
STEP 1: Pick a Package
(all prices are in Canadian Dollars)
Packages Include
Basic Adoption Package
$59
  • ID photo and Biography of "your" whale
  • Adoption Certificate that can be framed
  • Compact Disc "Blackfish Sound"-featuring the sounds of B.C.'s killer whales. Narrated by Dr. John K. B. Ford
  • Current Members' newsletter "Blackfish Sounder"
  • Killer Whale Adoption tote bag
  • Membership for one full year in the adoption program
*NEW* Class Adoption Package
$79
  • Individual student adoption certificates
  • ID photo and Biography of "your" whale
  • Compact Disc "Blackfish Sound"-featuring the sounds of B.C.'s killer whales. Narrated by Dr. John K. B. Ford
  • Current and past issues of Members' newsletter "Blackfish Sounder"
  • Membership for one full year in the adoption program
Discovery Adoption Package
$109
All the benefits of the Basic Adoption Package plus.
The best-selling book, "Transients" by Dr. John K. B. Ford and Graeme M. Ellis
  • Current and past issues of Members' newsletter, "Blackfish Sounder"
  • Membership for one full year in the adoption program
Pod* Adoption Package
$45 per whale

Minimum 3 whales per pod.
* Choose a pod/matriline at $45 per whale in the group
All the benefits of the Discovery Adoption Package plus.

  • ID photos and Biographies of "your" whales
  • Membership for one full year in the adoption program
Research Patron
$500
All the benefits of the Discovery Adoption Package plus.
  • A beautiful matted killer whale print by a Canadian artist
  • Membership for one full year in the adoption program
Annual Renewal Fee
$35 per whale
Renewal notices are distributed prior to the adoption anniversary date. To continue supporting the adoption program you may submit this renewal form.
  • Renews Membership in the adoption program for another year
  • Thank You Gift
  • Yearly Decal for Adoption Certificate
  • Blackfish Sounder Newsletter