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Acoustic Differentiation and Classification of Wild Belugas and Narwhals Using Echolocation Clicks

This study marks the first acoustic comparison between wild belugas and narwhals from the same location and provides strong support for the use of echolocation in PAM efforts to differentiate belugas and narwhals acoustically.
November 12, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Breeding and Calving Seasonality in the Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population: Application of Captive Fetal Growth Curves to Fetuses and Newborns in the Wild

This paper presents results from the youngest portion of this population, deceased fetuses and calves-of-the-year, to provide insights into breeding and calving seasonality for this endangered population.
September 29, 2019 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Reproductive Status of Female Beluga Whales from the Endangered Cook Inlet Population

Study to determine the reproductive status of female Cook Inlet beluga whales.
September 08, 2019 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Age and Growth Analyses for the Endangered Belugas in Cook Inlet, Alaska

Daniel J. Vos, Kim E. W. Shelden, Nancy A. Friday, and Barbara A. Mahoney researched and combined beluga age estimates, from the teeth of hunted and stranded belugas during the period 1992–2001, with additional teeth collected up to June 2015.
June 02, 2019 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Traditional Knowledge and Historical and Opportunistic Sightings of Beluga Whales in Yakutat Bay, Alaska, 1938–2013

A study of beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) sightings and knowledge in Yakutat Bay, Alaska.
July 01, 2015 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

The Genetic Ecology and Population Origins of the Beluga Whales of Yakutat Bay

Research on beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) ecology and population in Yakutat Bay, Alaska.
July 01, 2015 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Viability of a Small, Geographically-Isolated Population of Beluga Whales: Effects of Hunting, Predation, and Mortality Events in Cook Inlet, Alaska

A study of the Cook Inlet beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population.
March 22, 2015 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Estimated Abundance and Trend in Aerial Counts of Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1994–2012

Research on beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
January 14, 2015 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

The Status of Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska, and Surrounding Waters: Part II

Preface to Part II of this Alaska beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) study.
January 14, 2015 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Annual Calf Indices for Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet Alaska, 2006–2012

In this study, scientists describe techniques used to create a calving rate index and discuss the implications for the conservation and recovery of the depleted Cook Inlet, Alaska beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population.
January 11, 2015 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,