INTRODUCTION
The orca, commonly known as the "killer whale" is a toothed whale belonging to the dolphin family. Although it can be found throughout all oceans in the world, they are primarily familiar in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans. Males typically grow from 6-8 metres long and weigh about 7-10 tonnes while the female averages 5-6 metres and generally weighs 4-6 tonnes. The world wide population is unknown, though the minimum estimate is approximately 50,000, with the number decreasing daily with hunters (mostly Japanese and Norwegian) wiping out about 1500-2500 whales yearly. Although this statistic is not specifically composed of orcas, killer whales are one of the most prominent of the whale species so a minuscule majority of that number would be them.