Adopt a whale with Oceanic Society and support whale research and conservation. We have many humpback whales available for adoption and naming.

Symbolically adopting a wild killer whale connects you with one of these amazing animals. Since 1992, the Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program has supported conservation-oriented research on wild killer whales.

No, it is not legal to keep an orca whale as a pet in most countries. Orca whales, also known as killer whales, are highly intelligent and social marine mammals that are protected by numerous international, federal, and state or provincial laws and regulations.

Does the Killer Whale Make a Good Pet. Killer whales do not make good pets! They are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and require extensive permits and inspections to house in an education or research facility. They also require copious amounts of fish for their daily care, and advanced veterinary care to maintain their health.

A killer whale named Katina, captured near Iceland at about three years old in October 1978, became pregnant in early spring of 1984 at SeaWorld San Diego and gave birth in September 1985 to a female named Kalina.

Adopt an Orca, aka a Killer Whale! WDC adoption packages are for whale lovers worldwide. When you adopt an Orca, you help fund our work to free marine mammals in captivity and protect whales, orcas, dolphins, and their ocean habitats.

When you symbolically adopt a Humpback Whale or Killer Whale (Orca), you receive our engaging educational whale adoption package with your adopted whale’s family tree poster and fact cards with fascinating info about your whale’s …

Adopt one of the Southern Resident Community killer whales and the proceeds will support orca education and research. Whales in the three pods who have been named are available for adoption through our Orca Adoption Program .

When you adopt a humpback whale, bottlenose dolphin or false killer whale, you’ll learn about your special animal while supporting Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) programs that work to protect all marine animals and their ocean home.

Welcome to the WDC Orca Whale Adoption Page! We’re sure you have some questions now that you’ve adopted an Orca whale! Let us help answer a few of them for you. Do I need to feed my Orca whale? No worries there. Your Orca whale is great at finding food on their own which should be a huge relief to you.