Beluga calf in Chicago is meeting the aquarium's pod and will soon be named
CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for ...
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Up to 4,000 Beluga Whales Bring Joy to Hudson Bay
a key prey species for the whales. Globally, beluga populations are believed to number around 200,000, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). While the species is ...
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Shedd Solves Mysteries of Baby Beluga’s Sex and Parentage, Now the Young Whale Needs a Name
Mom is 35-year-old Naya, but there are two mature males in Shedd’s pod. DNA testing revealed that Beethoven, the oldest male ...
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This town can’t rely on polar bears to bring in tourism anymore - the canaries of the sea could help
That makes it hard to find a place where you don't see them, said whale biologist Valeria Vergara, senior scientist at the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. It's in their nature. Beluga whales ...
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Beluga whales: Social, smart and wizards with sound
Their conservation activities include protecting habitat, responding to stranded belugas, and educating the public. Richard concludes, “for beluga whales, more funding is needed to be able to ...
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Ocean Park in hot water
said she would point out to other conservation bodies that Ocean Park is funding research on beluga whales in the Okhotsk Sea. The theme park confirmed that it had been funding Russian research on ...