Cook Inlet Beluga Whale

Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga whales are a unique group of white whales whose numbers have dramatically declined in the past two decades due to pressures ranging from pollution to increased ship traffic.

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Protections for Belugas Delayed 6 More Months

On April 21, 2008, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced it would be up to 6 more months before the agency issues a final decision on whether to list the imperiled Cook Inlet beluga under the Endangered Species Act. Read our press release.

In the Field

Defenders of Wildlife is working closely with a coalition of local and national environmental groups and scientists to get an “endangered” listing for the Cook Inlet Beluga.

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Management and Policy

Defenders is calling on the National Marine Fisheries Service to list the Cook Inlet Beluga as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act.

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