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Whales and Dolphins of Peru
 
 
   


Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orca, killer whale

Conservation Status:

  • Listed in Annex 2 of the International Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES);
  • Listed in Annex C1 (strictly protected) of Regulation 3626/82 of the European Union;
  • Protected by the US Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA);
  • Listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a species of which "insufficient information" is available.


    Distribution in Peru:

    Unknown (Observations south of and in the Bay of Paracas)

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