(List in progress)
Center for Whale Research – Friday Harbor, WA
Sponsor of the Orca Survey and state of the art population studies on killer whales of the Southern Resident Community.
OrcaLab – Hanson Island, Johnstone Strait, British Columbia
Leading research facility studying the Northern Resident Community of Johnstone Strait
Humane Society of the United States – Captive Marine Mammals
Site input by HSUS Marine Mammal Scientist Dr. Naomi A. Rose
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
One of the world’s preeminent organizations dedicated to cetacean protection and conservation
Website established by four former SeaWorld orca trainers
A leading voice against killer whale captivity and investigative website
Site dedicated to tracking and protecting wild orcas, and releasing wild-caught whales back into the ocean
Anti-Captivity website and large depository of captive whale info
New Zealand-based group dedicated to protecting orcas and their habitat, “through Conservation, Education & Scientific Research.”
Dedicated to returning this captive orca, currently at Loro Parque in the Canary Islands, to her native North Atlantic waters.
Outstanding info on orca conservation and what average citizens can do to help.
Information on the biology and natural history of killer whales.
US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) orca pages
Federal agency that maintains statistics on wild and captive cetaceans.