beluga whales

Four years after finding a stranded beluga whale on the Kasilof River, students from the Kenai Peninsula College Semester by the Bay program reassembled the skeleton for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe.

Low birth rates are likely contributing to the decline in the population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, according to a study published this week.

After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saturday, Sept. 17, marks the return of Belugas Count!, a public science event that aims to catalog Cook Inlet’s beluga whale population. The event is hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and will take place across 14 public viewing stations in communities from Anchorage down to the lower Kenai Peninsula.

According to a report from Seattle public radio station KUOW, a beluga whale, probably from Cook Inlet, has been spotted swimming along the Seattle and…

There will be no organized beluga whale count in Cook Inlet again this year. Due to the impacts of Covid-19, NOAA Fisheries has decided to cancel the 2021…

Bring your lunch to Kachemak Bay Campus on Friday, January 24 from noon to 1 p.m. and learn about the secret life of harbor porpoises in Halibut Cove…

On this episode, learn how to join the sandhill crane count and next month's beluga whale count. Also, Dr Katrin Iken talks with reporter Amanda Compton…

The beluga whale population in Cook Inlet has been steadily declining since the 1970s. The number of whales in the area today is just a third of what it…

The Center for Biological Diversity is calling for the National Marine Fisheries Service to stop BlueCrest Energy’s plans to conduct hydraulic fracturing…

The Alaska Ocean Observing System recently rolled out a new information hub that’s all about beluga whales. The Cook Inlet Beluga Ecosystem Portal is a…