2024年11月27日 · The beluga whale Cook Inlet distinct population segment (DPS) is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The beluga whale is protected throughout its range under the Marine Mammal Protection Act .

Learn about the Beluga whale, as well as the threats it faces, what WWF is doing to conserve its future, and how you can help.

2024年8月12日 · The Cook Inlet beluga whale is an endangered population with 269 whales left in 2018 and is at risk of extinction while facing many threats.

2011年1月1日 · Concern about the high level of human-caused mortality on this small population of whales prompted the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to designate Cook Inlet beluga whales as depleted under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1999.

2023年6月15日 · NOAA Fisheries has been conducting aerial surveys of Cook Inlet beluga whales to estimate the population’s abundance for more than two decades. From a small airplane, scientists look for and count groups of beluga whales and record video of the whale groups.

2024年8月22日 · The Cook Inlet Beluga Whale population began rapidly declining in the 1980s and was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 2008 and is protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

5 天之前 · The Cook Inlet beluga whale population has faced a rapid decline since the 1980’s. In response, the Cook Inlet belugas were placed on the Endangered Species List in 2008. Despite their status on the endangered species list and their protection from the Marine Mammal Act, the population experienced no significant signs of recovery or ...

Cook Inlet beluga whales - known as the “canaries of the sea” because of the many different sounds they make - are critically endangered! Following a rapid population decline during the 1980s -1990s, the federal government designated the Cook Inlet beluga population as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) in 2000 and ...

Beluga whales, though not classed as endangered, are still a protected species under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and face several threats. These include captivity, hunting and fishing, pollution, and noise pollution—all directly connected to human activity.

Recent studies have found that beluga whales live as long as 80 years. But climate change and human activity are changing the Arctic at an unprecedented rate. These changes have implications for beluga whale populations and their habitats.