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ORCA volunteers carry out regular surveys at sea on many routes
WELCOME TO ORCA: The marine conservation charity dedicated to forging links between people and the sea.
ORCA is committed to the study of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and promoting their conservation through enthusing, inspiring and educating others.
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Making a donation to ORCA will really help us continue our vital work.
With Just Giving, it couldn't be easier to either make a donation online, or set up a web page to promote your own
sponsored event on behalf of ORCA. Please click here for more information.
Click here for further information about making a donation.
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Our most recent course in Plymouth was a great success, with 66 new volunteers trained and ready to get out to sea and take part in ORCA surveys. We will be running more courses around the
country during 2010, so please check back occasionally to see when we're coming close to you.
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| ORCA London Social |
This year we’ll be holding a number of get-togethers around the UK and we kick-started the year with a great one in Plymouth in January.
Now it’s London's time! We're holding a relaxed social on February 20th 2010 at the Coach and Horses, 1 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7HG. There’s no need to book and we’ll be milling around
from about 12.30pm for the afternoon. Do drop in to meet faces old and new and to chat about what we, and you, are up to! See you there!
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| The 2009 Wildlife Officer team on the Danish Island of Fano |
Amazing stories and encounters from the ORCA Wildlife Officers Blogs....
Check out the latest news from our Wildlife Officers as they sail the waters between the UK and Denmark, Holland, France, Spain and Ireland in search of marine life, whilst
educating passengers about just what’s out there!
This summer, why not catch up with our Wildlife Officers for a wildlife watching experience with seals, dolphins and whales in the North Sea! They will be based on DFDS Seaways
Newcastle-Amsterdam (Holland) route from 1st April until 30th September, and also on DFDS Seaways Harwich-Esbjerg (Denmark) route during April and May, and again in September and
October. Find out more about their crazy experiences with marine life and people by clicking here for their blog!
Alternatively, discover one of the best regions for whale and dolphin watching in Europe and meet our Wildlife Officers working onboard the Brittany Ferries flagship Pont Aven,
sailing from Portsmouth and Plymouth to Roscoff (France), Santander (Spain) and Cork (Ireland). Every day onboard is an amazing adventure for our Wildlife Officers but don’t
take our word for it, check out what they have to say by clicking here for their blog!
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Hugh, 7, calls on big names to help ORCA to save the whales
To read Hugh’s story click here |
JOIN ORCA AND HELP OUR WORK!
By joining ORCA as a full member you’ll become part of an exclusive group of people who really care about cetaceans and
their habitats. Your support will help us to continue our vital work to monitor and record the populations of whales, dolphins and
porpoises in European seas, as well as educating the general public about these magnificent creatures. Membership costs from just
£2 a month and you can download a membership form here. Thank you.
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| Cruise the Bay of Biscay with ORCA and the Company of Whales |
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Our partnership with The Company of Whales in the Bay of Biscay is a great success, with joint training courses and marine surveys completed throughout the summer. This year there have been some astounding
sightings of killer whales, beaked whales, fin whales and much more.
To find out about all of the latest sightings, complete with digitised maps, click here
This year, we are will be running four joint courses at sea on the Pride of Bilbao:
June 24th-27th Marine Mammal Survey (MMS) Cruise
July 30th-August 2nd Whale and Dolphin Expert (WDE) Cruise
August 26th-29th Marine Mammal Survey (MMS) Cruise
September 10-13th Whale and Dolphin Expert (WDE) Cruise
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For full details please visit the Company of Whales website here or download details here
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PRESS RELEASE:
Great success for the ORCA and Company of Whales partnership in 2009.
Going from strength to strength in 2010. click here |
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| Support our Lottery! |
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Now is your chance to win money and help ORCA at the same time. If you join any of the four Weather Lottery games from this
link, ORCA will receive at
least 35% of the funding and you have the chance of winning up to £10,000 on the daily Sunshine Lottery (Monday to Thursdays),
up to £60,000 on the weekly Lightning Lottery or up to £200,000 on the quarterly Cyclone Lottery!
Join in the fun today! |
| Click here to see Posters presented by ORCA at the European Cetacean Society Conference 2008 |
Download the Winter 2009/2010 edition of FlukePrints Light here
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| Organisation Cetacea (ORCA) is a registered charity that promotes the
conservation of the marine environment through research, partnership and education and provides a forum for the enjoyment of whales,
dolphins, seabirds and other marine life. |
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