Defenders' Experts
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.
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.
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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