About Us

The Mission Statement for the Orca Research Trust is:
To Protect Orca and their Habitat, through Conservation, Education and Scientific Research.

Let’s protect the New Zealand orca together.

The Orca Research Trust (ORT) was founded in 1998 by Dr Ingrid N. Visser. 

The ORT is an officially registered NGO with the New Zealand Government’s Charities Commission

You can follow the ORT on Instagram @orcaresearchtrust and on Facebook at  Orca Research Trust

You can follow Ingrid on Instagram @OrcaIngrid, and on Facebook: IngridNVisser

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