Links

General Information:

Sea World: Killer Whale web page

    An educational and thorough web page detailing general information on killer whales.

Animal Nation Orca Page

    Fact page with graphics created by award-winning wildlife artist Tom Mattix.

Killer Whales in Alaska:

North Gulf Oceanic Society

    A non-profit organization that studies marine mammals in Alaska, with a strong focus on killer whales and humpback whales.  This is a highly educational site which contains information specific to the killer whale pods and groups found in the Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound.

Anchorage Daily News article: Whales in Sound Imperiled

    Published on July 22, 2001.  Discusses the events of Eyak's death, what researchers discovered from samples taken, current issues of the AT1 transient group, and the Orca Whale project.

Cordova High School NOS Bowl Team Paper:  "The Decline of the AT1 Group in Prince William Sound, Alaska

    This is the research paper written by the Cordova High School team that competed in the Alaska regional national ocean sciences bowl in March 2002.

Alaska Department of Fish & Game: Wildlife Notebook Series: Orca

    Contains general descriptions of orca whales, but focuses on characteristics of orcas found in Alaskan waters.

EVOS Trustee Council: Restoration Notebook: Killer Whale

    This site offers a comprehensive paper about the killer whales of south central Alaska and the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill,  written by researchers from NGOS.

Groups involved in the Orca Project:

Native Village of Eyak

USDA Forest Service: Cordova Ranger District

Prince William Sound Science Center

Information about other Articulated Orca Skeletons

Pearson College Orca Project

Whale Museum, Friday Harbor, WA

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A special thanks to OSRI and The Christensen Fund for their financial support in this project

Last updated:   June 28, 2002

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