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| WELCOME TO ORCA… the whale and dolphin
conservation charity that is all about people power! Founded in 2000, our volunteer observers have logged more than 35,000
animals to date, surveying over 45,000 kilometres of the seas around Europe. YOU can help us make a real difference in our
efforts to understand and protect whales, dolphins, porpoises and the marine environment, by helping us in carrying out
scientific surveys, and raising public awareness through the results of our research. There are lots of ways in which you can
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This Harbour Porpoise, found on the North Sea coast by an ORCA volunteer, is likely to have died in a fishing net.
Photo: Graeme Cresswell breathtakingwhales.com |
Out of Sight, out of Mind - Please donate
Indiscrimate fishing, excessive pollution and increased development are killing marine mammals and destroying their habitats.
Donate to ORCA today and help us to make a difference tomorrow…
Click here for further information about making a donation.
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| We need land-based volunteers as well! Please click here for further details |
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Amazing stories and encounters from the ORCA / DFDS Seaways Wildlife Officers Blog....
Check out the latest news from our two Wildlife Officers, Beth and Grethe, as they sail the waters between England and Norway in search
of marine life, whilst educating passengers about just what’s out there! They will be based on the Queen of Scandinavia
(Newcastle-Bergen route) until September 1st, and then switch to the Dana Sirena (Harwich-Esbjerg) for another two months, so why not
catch up with them for a wildlife watching experience in the North Sea!
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9 cetacean species sighted on ORCA’s first Big Whale Watch!
Read all about the amazing encounters on ORCA’s first whale watch event with Brittany Ferries...... 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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| Germaine Greer joins ORCA on the Big Whale Watch! Click here for more details |
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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!
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Extinction crisis escalates: Red List shows apes, corals, vultures, dolphins all in danger
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ORCA volunteer Peter Mathias-Jones explains what inspires him to go out in the North Sea as a professional Marine Mammal Observer.
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| Click here to read more stories from our News archive |
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| Click here to see Posters presented by ORCA at the European Cetacean Society Conference 2008 |
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Download the Autumn 2008 edition of FlukePrints Light here
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Once again our partnership with The Company of Whales in the Bay of Biscay is proving to be 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
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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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