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Cook Inlet7

• NOAA scientists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center has announced that the 2012 abundance estimate for the endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale population is 312 , which is a small increase from the previous year. (eponline.com)
• Over the past decade, the population for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale has varied from 278 to 366. (eponline.com)
• A group of belugas was observed just offshore of West Foreland swimming north into upper Cook Inlet. (eponline.com)
• Still, the beluga whale population in Cook Inlet has yet to recover. (savingseafood.org)
• We are into some of the biggest and fastest changing tides we have seen-we launched after a high of 30.7 feet, and all the water is pouring out of the upper Inlet because it has to get to a low tide of 2.6 feet at 3:19pm.We were joined by Mandy Migura, Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery Coordinator for NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional office in Anchorage. (noaa.gov)
• So in just one day, we covered the majority of summer habitat for Cook Inlet belugas, found groups of whales in 3 different locations, made 8 flights, collected over 2,000 hexacopter photos, and may even have witnessed a seasonal shift in habitat used by the whales following salmon runs and other prey movements. (noaa.gov)
• The Pebble Mine would threaten the largest remaining wild sockeye salmon fishery in the world and could impede the recovery of endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales, which now number just 328 animals," said Nicole Whittington-Evans, Alaska program director, Defenders of Wildlife. (defenders.org)

Threatened Species1

• The Red List of Threatened Species gives both beluga and white whale as common names, though the former is now more popular. (wikipedia.org)

Captive beluga whale1

• In 2009, a captive beluga whale rescued a distressed participant of a free diving competition by pushing her to the surface. (nathab.com)

Group of belugas1

• We found our first group of belugas just east of the Beluga River, about 75 whales spread out over a mile, working east along the edge of the mud flats. (noaa.gov)

Whale's4

• Further studies of these beluga have found injuries that could be related to stress , which, as Richard Sabin explains, can affect how a whale's body works. (nhm.ac.uk)
• The beluga whale's nicknames include sea canary and squid hound. (tannenbaumholidayshop.com)
• The beluga whale's appearance in the Seine river comes after a Walrus was found on the shore in Hamina, Finland . (euroweeklynews.com)
• The beluga whale's presence in the cool waters of the North Atlantic draws its own obvious parallels. (saltwire.com)

Delphinapterus4

• A groundbreaking study using molecular genetic techniques and field studies brings together decades of research into the complex relationships among beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ) that spans 10 locations across the Arctic from Alaska to Canada and Russia to Norway. (sciencedaily.com)
• This article about the capture and display of beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ) was first published in the July 1899 issue of "Appleton's Popular Science Monthly. (explorenorth.com)
• The dolphin family ( Delphinidæ ) contains nine genera, with only one species in each, but the most interesting one is the white whale ( Delphinapterus leucas of Pallas, or D. catodon [Linn] of Gill), because it is the only one that can be kept in confinement and its habits observed under semi-domestication. (explorenorth.com)
• The beluga whale or white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. (euroweeklynews.com)

20173

• Illustrative: A beluga whale in Alaska, August 25, 2017. (timesofisrael.com)
• Researchers from Ocean Wise worked with hunters from the Inuvialuit community of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., to collect samples from whales they harvested between 2017 and 2018. (cheknews.ca)
• This action plan was prepared and approved by all participatory stakeholders prior to completion of the Review of the Effectiveness of Recovery Measures for St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga published in 2017. (canada.ca)

Habitat9

• From those images, experts can help create a catalog of the animals, as well as determine the social structure of a beluga pod, each animal's history, and the belugas' habitat use. (matadornetwork.com)
• A beluga whale has been spotted heading towards Paris, thousands of miles from its natural habitat. (nhm.ac.uk)
• Get ready for some one-on-one time with our belugas and their trainers in our Cold Water Quest habitat. (georgiaaquarium.org)
• The whale is thousands of miles away from its typical habitat range. (wkbw.com)
• Their usual habitat only stretches as far as Northern Russia and Greenland so this lost whale is seriously far from home. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)
• Because of that, the public have been asked to stay well clear of Benny and avoid being in the water near the whale, in the hope that it'll work its own way back towards more appropriate habitat. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)
• The lost Beluga was first seen in France's river, far from its Arctic habitat, last week. (castanet.net)
• The Klettsvik Bay area and its cool waters, the sanctuary said, will "provide a more natural sub-Arctic habitat for the belugas and include a rich variety of local flora and wildlife. (keranews.org)
• In 2008, the NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) Alaska Fisheries Science Center, in partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, put together an acoustic research program to continuously monitor beluga whale habitat. (savingseafood.org)

20184

• It is the second time in recent years this species has been spotted in a European river, following Benny the beluga which entered the Thames in 2018. (nhm.ac.uk)
• The most recent sighting, in 2018, was the most southerly ever recorded in the UK when Benny the beluga was spotted at Gravesend in Kent. (nhm.ac.uk)
• According to the San Diego Surfriders, the last known official southernmost sighting was in 2018, when a wayward beluga whale was spotted in the United Kingdom's River Thames in 2018. (wkbw.com)
• In September 2018, a beluga was spotted in the River Thames east of London, in what was then the most southerly sighting of a beluga on British shores. (aljazeera.com)

Waters17

• E very year, more than 50,000 belugas leave the waters of the Arctic in the spring to swim in Canada's Hudson Bay. (matadornetwork.com)
• Beluga whales normally live in the waters of the Arctic , where they have adapted to live under the sea ice . (nhm.ac.uk)
• Between the 18th century and the 1930s, there were around 10 sightings of the whales in British waters, and in more recent years they have been seen around Northumberland, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (nhm.ac.uk)
• Beluga whales are native to Arctic waters and while they do swim south during the summer months, San Diego is still considered a long way off for the animal. (wkbw.com)
• SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Last week, whale watchers caught the glimpse of a lifetime, a beluga whale swimming through San Diego's waters. (wkbw.com)
• Beluga whales typically live in pods in Arctic or sub-Arctic waters. (aljazeera.com)
• Lekve said that, when in Norwegian waters, the beluga whale was considered a protected wild marine mammal, and authorities in Norway have "rejected all inquiries and plans to capture the whale. (timesofisrael.com)
• There was plenty of excitement down on the River Thames on Tuesday afternoon, as a magnificent whale was spotted swimming its way up the inland waters towards London. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)
• Because belugas prefer shallow, coastal waters they are more likely to ingest or become entangled in the plastic pollution that gathers in these areas. (papertiger.co.uk)
• Drone footage shot by French fire services showed the whale gently meandering in a stretch of the river's light green waters between Paris and the Normandy city of Rouen, many dozens of kilometres inland from the sea. (castanet.net)
• Two female beluga whales have finally arrived in Iceland, where they will enjoy a sanctuary in cool coastal waters. (keranews.org)
• A pioneering study of seven belugas in Canada's remote Arctic waters has found microplastics in the innards of every single whale. (cheknews.ca)
• Reports coming out of France on Thursday, August 4, advised that the beluga observed in France's Seine river is "a protected species of cetacean usually living in the arctic, subarctic waters and in the St. Lawrence estuary in Quebec (Canada)" and should not be approached so as not to stress it. (euroweeklynews.com)
• The cause was likely self-inflicted as belugas are known to travel too close to the propellors of boats that fill our inland waters. (saltwire.com)
• We took advantage of the flat waters to make the 30 mile run to the west to the mouth of the Beluga River. (noaa.gov)
• The beluga inhabits a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. (chinmayaias.com)
• Dive into vast, open waters in ocean voyager to learn about our whale sharks, manta rays, and over 90 other species that live. (ojuselementary.com)

20191

• In 2019, the enigmatic whale was found frolicking in a frigid harbor near Norway's northernmost point, where it became a local attraction. (timesofisrael.com)

Southerly2

• Concerns have been raised after one of the most southerly sightings of a beluga whale in history. (nhm.ac.uk)
• This is one of the most southerly Beluga whale spottings in history and certainly the No.1 in the UK. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)

Behavior6

• The behavior of these highly gregarious whales, which include sophisticated vocal repertoires, suggest that this marine mammal lives in complex societies. (sciencedaily.com)
• They also differ from the association behavior of the larger toothed whales that informed those predictions. (sciencedaily.com)
• Estimates can vary from year to year based on different sighting or survey conditions, weather, or changes in beluga behavior or distribution. (eponline.com)
• We have designed a special training programme using a variety of techniques to get them ready for the move," Mark Todd, a marine mammal behavior expert working with the Sea Life Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary, said in a statement before the whales departed China. (keranews.org)
• consequently, scientists can use acoustic recordings to study beluga populations and behavior. (savingseafood.org)
• This program has two main objectives: (1) studying beluga whale behavior and population size, and (2) understanding the extent to which human-generated noise is disrupting beluga populations. (savingseafood.org)

Secrets of the Whales3

• After three years of filming orcas , belugas, dolphins and other whales in 24 locations, Skerry and his team have created a beautiful new four-part docuseries called "Secrets of the Whales. (salon.com)
• Years later, after he came up with the concept for "Secrets of the Whales," he joined up with Academy Award-winning filmmaker and conservationist James Cameron , whom Skerry had known through other National Geographic projects. (salon.com)
• James Cameron praises the National Geographic team for capturing the social-emotional relations featured in "Secrets of the Whales. (films.com)

Narwhal5

• The narwhal is the only other species within the Monodontidae besides the beluga. (wikipedia.org)
• Aside from the narwhal (another arctic species), beluga whales are the only other member of the Monodontidae whale family. (seaworld.com)
• A group of male belugas encounters the lost narwhal. (films.com)
• The belugas adopt the narwhal and teach him how to hunt and survive. (films.com)
• Beluga whales share their northern kingdom in Greenland with a mysterious cousin: the narwhal. (films.com)

Mammals6

• It also has implications for traditional explanations based on matrilineal care for a very rare life-history trait in nature, menopause, which has only been documented in a handful of mammals, including beluga whales and humans. (sciencedaily.com)
• Most cetacean species are adapted to life in a marine environment, and the beluga whale in the Seine is no exception,' the Museum's principal mammals curator explains. (nhm.ac.uk)
• Moore says she suspects marine mammals closer to populated areas are likely to ingest even more microplastics than the Arctic belugas. (cheknews.ca)
• All Canadians are invited to support and implement this action plan, for the benefit of the Beluga and other marine mammals at risk in the St. Lawrence Estuary and also for Canadian society as a whole. (canada.ca)
• The action plan provides implementation measures for the recovery of the Beluga and other marine mammals at risk in the St. Lawrence Estuary, specifically for reducing impacts associated with anthropogenic noise. (canada.ca)
• Over a thousand species echolocate, including most bats, all toothed whales, and small mammals. (chinmayaias.com)

Estuary4

• Since 2013, an underwater camera attached to the Beluga Boat traveling on Manitoba's Churchill River Estuary livestreams the thousands of belugas visiting the area. (matadornetwork.com)
• The Churchill River estuary is one of the summering grounds for the largest population of beluga whales in the Arctic. (churchillscience.ca)
• Churchill is the only place in the world you can you get as up close and personal with the charming and highly vocal white whales as they migrate to the river estuary to feed, give birth and molt. (churchillscience.ca)
• Every summer the belugas gather in the Churchill River estuary - estimates range up to around 3,500 whales in this small area! (churchillscience.ca)

Underweight1

• The whale may already be unwell, with the BBC reporting that French officials are concerned the beluga could be underweight. (nhm.ac.uk)

Dolphins7

• Such communication is used by whales and dolphins to navigate. (cryptomundo.com)
• More than 3,000 whales and dolphins are kept in captivity around the world. (bangkokpost.com)
• In captivity, whales and dolphins suffer particular health and welfare problems . (whales.org)
• This is because Merlin has a strict policy against keeping whales and dolphins in captivity and when the belugas came into Merlin's care, they started working in partnership with WDC on creating the world's first sanctuary for captive belugas. (whales.org)
• Sanctuaries provide an alternative, more natural environment for captive whales and dolphins where they can recover health and fitness, behave more naturally with their environment, one another and care staff and live more fulfilling lives. (whales.org)
• Learn to carve Dolphins & Whales with Dale Power. (cherrytreetoys.com)
• Let Dale guide you through these carvings with all of the techniques necessary for capturing the beauty and power of whales and dolphins from. (cherrytreetoys.com)

Pods1

• Belugas live in pods of three to 200 along the coastal region of the Arctic Ocean then travel south as the winter ice forms. (tannenbaumholidayshop.com)

Hvaldimir1

• He is a little lonely whale who hopes to find other white whales that he can hang out with," said Sebastian Strand, a marine biologist with Onewhale, a nonprofit organization created solely for protecting the health and welfare of Hvaldimir. (timesofisrael.com)

Monodontidae1

• It is a member of the family Monodontidae, which is in turn part of the parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). (wikipedia.org)

Recognizable2

• The beluga whale is easily recognizable thanks to its stark white coloring and globular head. (nathab.com)
• One of the most recognizable whale species, the beluga whale is known for its white color and melon head. (tannenbaumholidayshop.com)

Digestive tracts2

• A recent study found microplastic in the digestive tracts of all eight belugas studied. (papertiger.co.uk)
• While Moore says she believes they would have passed through the whales' digestive tracts without any immediate consequences, there's still very little known about the potential long-term health effects of prolonged exposure. (cheknews.ca)

Climate change3

• Other threats include natural predators (polar bears and killer whales), contamination of rivers (as with Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) which bioaccumulate up the food chain), climate change and infectious diseases. (wikipedia.org)
• There is still a lot we don't know about these beautiful white whales, and we need to learn as much as we can about them soon as they depend on the rapidly melting sea ice and are threatened by climate change. (matadornetwork.com)
• Threats to beluga whales include climate change, hunting, oil and gas development, and industrial and urban pollution. (nathab.com)

Gregarious1

• Belugas are gregarious and form groups of 10 animals on average, although during the summer, they can gather in the hundreds or even thousands in estuaries and shallow coastal areas. (wikipedia.org)

Predators1

• Polar bears and killer whales are known predators of belugas throughout their Arctic range. (nathab.com)

Wildlife2

• Belugas are one of the most commonly kept cetaceans in captivity and are housed in aquariums, dolphinariums and wildlife parks in North America, Europe and Asia. (wikipedia.org)
• While we're here for the whales, don't forget to keep your eyes open for other Subarctic wildlife as we transfer to the CNSC. (churchillscience.ca)

Underwater4

• The very first time that I ever encountered a whale underwater was an entangled humpback whale calf in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. (salon.com)
• Anyone who has watched beluga whales dancing about underwater in an aquarium, or playing with others in their whale pod, knows how graceful and charming they can be. (birthdaydirect.com)
• This will include stretcher and platform training, teaching the belugas to hold their breath underwater for longer, increasing their diet to help build up extra blubber, as well as gradually dropping the temperature of their pools to mimic the colder water they will experience in the bay. (keranews.org)
• In the past, with raw audio recordings collected by underwater moorings, NOAA scientists used a very basic detector - based on energy levels in certain frequencies - to detect acoustic signals from beluga whales. (savingseafood.org)

White12

• At both places we had many white whales at different times, for the management would keep whales penned up on the St. Lawrence River to replace those which died, and would never show more than two at a time, claiming that they were rare animals and only to be had at "enormous" expense. (explorenorth.com)
• This is why We kept a reserve stock of white whales. (explorenorth.com)
• At first the white whales were not in my care, but, being strange animals, were watched with curiosity. (explorenorth.com)
• The word beluga comes from the Russian word "bielo" meaning white. (nathab.com)
• However, these white whales are born dark gray. (nathab.com)
• Little White and Little Grey, two 12-year-old female belugas, left behind their previous lives entertaining visitors at the Changfeng Ocean World and were flown across the globe in specially made containers . (bangkokpost.com)
• Firstly and most obviously, the Beluga is completely white in colour, making them stand out from many other species. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)
• Remember the White Whale we posted about last week? (abs-cbn.com)
• The sanctuary says it hopes that other aquariums send their belugas to join Little Grey and Little White. (keranews.org)
• Over generations, the beluga has adapted to life in the Arctic, likely the reason it stands out from other whales with its all-white colour and the lack of a dorsal fin. (saltwire.com)
• After dinner we will have our first lecture which will introduce us to the biology of the beluga, the white whale of the North. (churchillscience.ca)
• It is also known as the white whale. (chinmayaias.com)

Swam2

• While Benny eventually swam out of the river, scientists and conservationists are concerned that the French whale may be too weak to leave. (nhm.ac.uk)
• Our Joyful Santa Beluga whale swam from the North Pole to wish you a Whale of Time for Christmas! (craftspring.com)

Hunt1

• Currently, some Inuit in Canada and Greenland, Alaska Native groups and Russians are allowed to hunt belugas for consumption as well as for sale, as aboriginal whaling is excluded from the International Whaling Commission 1986 moratorium on hunting. (wikipedia.org)

Polar4

• They are hunted by polar bears and killer whales. (exploringnature.org)
• A mother beluga must protect her calf while escaping a polar bear. (films.com)
• In our first week of Birds, Bears and Belugas we spotted not just polar bears but also sandhill cranes, lots of wolves (with cubs! (churchillwild.com)
• It was almost too foggy to see but we still saw seven polar bears at close range and had one of our best beluga whale swims ever! (churchillwild.com)

World's1

• WDC has been working with Ocean World's owners, Merlin to establish a sanctuary for her and two other belugas she is held with in Shanghai and is deeply saddened by the fact that she will now never have the opportunity to go there. (whales.org)

Populations4

• Of all seven extant Canadian beluga populations, those inhabiting eastern Hudson Bay, Ungava Bay, and the St. Lawrence River are listed as endangered. (wikipedia.org)
• According to the French Office for Biodiversity and the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations, following a study of the pictures released on Tuesday, August 2, "the animal is a beluga whale. (euroweeklynews.com)
• March 11, 2020 - In the U.S., there are five populations of beluga whales, all in Alaska. (savingseafood.org)
• With a worldwide population of about 150,000 the beluga has been listed by one conservation group as "near threatened" and sub-populations have been labelled "endangered. (saltwire.com)

Calf5

• Belugas likely form multi-scale societies from mother-calf dyads to entire communities. (sciencedaily.com)
• Researchers found that belugas formed a limited number of group types, from mother-calf dyads to adult male groups, and from mixed-age groups to large herds. (sciencedaily.com)
• Beluga whale groupings (beyond mother-calf dyads) were not usually organized around close maternal relatives. (sciencedaily.com)
• But lo and behold, this little humpback whale calf, little, maybe 20 feet or longer came up next to our boat sort of off the port side. (salon.com)
• This dead right whale calf had injuries consistent with a vessel strike, including fresh propeller. (whales.org)

Thames1

• Some marine conservation charities and port authorities in the area have been concerned about the quality of food that's available in the Thames for this Beluga, as well as the cleanliness of the river itself. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)

Canary2

• The whale is also colloquially known as the "sea canary" on account of its high-pitched squeaks, squeals, clucks, and whistles. (wikipedia.org)
• We'll have some time during our boating adventure to observe the whales again, and listen to their calls via a hydrophone - you'll soon learn why the belugas are known as the "sea canary" with their frequent and varied vocalizations. (churchillscience.ca)

Humans1

• he is perfectly content to lie on his little bean-filled belly, particularly if you relax with him, because belugas are very curious about humans. (birthdaydirect.com)

Researchers2

• Although the beluga whales appear to be unfazed by the infection, researchers are puzzling over how they acquired the parasite to begin with. (smithsonianmag.com)
• It gave the researchers the advantage of studying healthy specimens, compared with studies in other parts of the world that have looked at microplastics in whales found dead. (cheknews.ca)

Killer whale3

• The killer whale had a bullet lodged in its skull , which has been suggested as having weakened it before it died in the Seine. (nhm.ac.uk)
• We know by cross-correlation analysis that the creature sounds a lot like beluga whale but is not exact, nor is it exactly killer whale nor exactly dolphin. (cryptomundo.com)
• A beluga in the Seine after the killer whale… hey ecologists, what do you think of your wind turbines in the ocean which disturbs marine animals? (euroweeklynews.com)

Curiosity1

• The beluga still doesn't eat but continues to show curiosity," Sea Shepherd France tweeted. (castanet.net)

Vocal2

• Beluga whales are also known as "sea canaries," and are one of the most the most vocal of all whales. (wildrepublic.com)
• They are one of the most vocal of all whales and use their high pitched squeaks to communicate with mates and navigate seas by detecting obstructions. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)

Benny2

• People have taken to social media to name the whale Benny, which seemed to be happily searching for food around the barges near Coalhouse Fort for quite a few hours. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)
• It appears the whale is using his echolocation effectively as Benny the Beluga makes his way back out to safety. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)

Scientists3

• During July and August, the Beluga Bits research team asks that viewers become citizen scientists and capture screenshots of the undersides of the belugas they spot on their screens, as well as any beluga that has distinctive markings. (matadornetwork.com)
• From a small plane with bubble windows, scientists look for and count the beluga whales, and make video recordings of the whale groups. (eponline.com)
• And now scientists have found that the parasite infects beluga whales, too. (smithsonianmag.com)

Survive4

• Will the beluga whale survive? (nhm.ac.uk)
• Unfortunately, it's difficult to know whether the beluga whale will survive. (nhm.ac.uk)
• Beluga cannot survive prolonged periods in warm, freshwater rivers. (aljazeera.com)
• After years in captivity , the whales will still be cared for in their new netted-off Icelandic sea pen , which covers 32,000 square metres, and is 10 metres deep, because it is thought they would not survive on their own in the wild. (bangkokpost.com)

Echolocation1

• The most impressive of all features in the Beluga Whale is its echolocation device - a naturally built-in sonar system stored in the Beluga's bulky head. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)

Blue whale1

• Blue whale sightings usually come in spurts, according to Biagini, while grey whales are more reliable, making this season even more of a treat. (wkbw.com)

Sanctuary5

• REYKJAVIK: Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium arrived in Iceland on Wednesday to live in a unique marine sanctuary. (bangkokpost.com)
• The whales, which each weigh about 900 kilogrammes and measuring four metres will continue their epic journey by truck and ferry to the sanctuary at Heimaey, one of the Westman Islands off the south coast of Iceland. (bangkokpost.com)
• Then, they took a ferry, and finally were driven the final stretch to the whale sanctuary. (keranews.org)
• The belugas "are both doing well after such a long and complicated journey and they have started to acclimatise and feed in their new care pool," the sanctuary said . (keranews.org)
• It's a complicated process to establish a sanctuary, and we are making good progress, but there are still many hurdles to overcome, including testing the site we have identified, preparing the belugas for long-distance transport and obtaining the necessary permits from both the host and destination countries. (whales.org)

Centre1

• And they will still see tourists, with a visitor centre built at the site and plans for small groups to be able to approach the whales by boat. (bangkokpost.com)

Ornament1

• Get an exclusive Georgia Aquarium wooden beluga ornament- perfect for the animal lover on your list. (georgiaaquarium.org)

Live3

• Experts since Friday have tried to feed the beluga with dead herrings and live trout, with no success. (castanet.net)
• To begin their trip, the 12-year-old belugas, who are believed to live 35 to 50 years , were loaded onto special stretchers and put into transportation boxes. (keranews.org)
• In the wild, belugas can live as long as 60 years. (whales.org)

Alaska Native1

• Multiple measuring units converter for converting all amounts of WHALE,BELUGA,LIVER,RAW (ALASKA NATIVE) with one tool . (traditionaloven.com)

Shanghai1

• Jun Jun, a 17-year-old female beluga at Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai, China, has died. (whales.org)

Norway3

• COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Norwegian authorities said Tuesday that a beluga whale, which was first spotted in Arctic Norway four years ago with an apparent Russian-made harness and alleged to have come from a Russian military facility, has been seen off Sweden's coast nearly 2,000 kilometers (around 1,250 miles) to the south. (timesofisrael.com)
• He's been staying at Hammerfest in Northern Norway for a few days, and today, when a girl dropped her phone, the whale picked it up and delivered it to her! (abs-cbn.com)
• MANILA - A Beluga whale seemed to play fetch with a woman as it retrieved the cellphone she dropped at sea in Hammerfest, northern Norway. (abs-cbn.com)

Prey1

• Her next study will focus on microplastics in beluga prey. (cheknews.ca)

Russia2

• The native peoples of North America and Russia have hunted belugas for many centuries. (wikipedia.org)
• Marine biologist Jorgen Ree Wiig said the whale could have come from neighboring Russia, where he believed it might have escaped an enclosure. (abs-cbn.com)

Gather1

• More than 2,000 belugas gather in the Cunningham Inlet and numerous calves are born. (films.com)

Trainers1

• Trainers have been preparing the belugas for the journey and for their new life in open water. (keranews.org)

Captivity1

• In captivity, belugas routinely die before the age of 30 and most die in their teens and twenties. (whales.org)

Make3

• Beluga whales are also social animals, so make sure he has another plush friend or two. (birthdaydirect.com)
• This detector was tuned toward high recall , i.e., it was tuned to make sure that it didn't miss any beluga sounds, but consequently allowed many sounds to pass through that were false positives , i.e. uninteresting background noise. (savingseafood.org)
• Make eye contact with a beluga whale! (churchillscience.ca)

Closely monitored2

• One of the more recent whale spottings in the area in 2006 resulted in a young bottle-nosed whale dying after becoming stranded in London, so the situation is being closely monitored to avoid any repeats. (boatsandoutboards.co.uk)
• The whales are an important source of nutrition and are closely monitored for contaminants. (cheknews.ca)

Years4

• Hunting of belugas is not controlled by the International Whaling Commission, and each country has developed its own regulations in different years. (wikipedia.org)
• Given their long lifespan (approximately 70 years) and tendency to remain within their natal community, these findings reveal that beluga whales may form long-term affiliations with unrelated as well as related individuals. (sciencedaily.com)
• Tell me about the first time years ago that you ever had an opportunity to interact with whales. (salon.com)
• Take into consideration as well that at least 20 beluga whale skeletons from 14,000 years ago have been unearthed intact from the Lake Champlain basin from when it was a sea. (cryptomundo.com)

River10

• The whale has been observed swimming up the River Seine in Vernon, France at a distance of over 100 kilometres inland. (nhm.ac.uk)
• The arrival of the beluga whale follows an orca , named Sedna, which died in the river earlier this year. (nhm.ac.uk)
• This group of 12 to 21 whales then moved into Trading Bay where they remained for the duration of the survey, not far from the mouth of the McArthur River. (eponline.com)
• An ailing beluga whale that strayed into France's Seine river has been put down after it was successfully removed from the waterway, according to authorities. (aljazeera.com)
• The development came on Tuesday hours after rescue divers overnight guided the whale into a net before a crane lifted it from the river in an operation which lasted six hours. (aljazeera.com)
• Efforts to feed a dangerously thin Beluga whale that has strayed into the Seine River in France have failed so far and experts are now trying to get the whale out of the river lock where it is stuck, environmentalists said Monday. (castanet.net)
• THE "unusual aquatic animal" spotted by French authorities in the Seine river, near the dam of the Léry-Poses camping and leisure site (Eure), on Tuesday, August 2, was confirmed to be a beluga whale. (euroweeklynews.com)
• One Twitter user wrote: "A beluga whale has strayed into the Seine river in northern France, authorities said on Wednesday, urging people not to approach the whale so as not to stress it. (euroweeklynews.com)
• and a "Fort and Whale" tour combining whale watching and a guided visit to the Prince of Wales Fort, a National Historic Site on the opposite side of the Churchill River. (churchillscience.ca)
• An adult and young juvenile beluga whale near the Beluga River. (noaa.gov)

Regularly1

• Results show that not only do beluga whales regularly interact with close kin, including close maternal kin, they also frequently associate with more distantly related and unrelated individuals. (sciencedaily.com)

Conservation2

• Marine conservation group Sea Shepherd France, which was involved in the rescue operation, said leaving the whale in the Seine would have condemned it to certain death. (aljazeera.com)
• Prior to 2008, the beluga was listed as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (chinmayaias.com)

Social4

• Like killer whales (Orcinus orca) and African elephants ( Loxodonta Africana ), belugas were thought to form social bonds around females that primarily comprise closely related individuals from the same maternal lineage. (sciencedaily.com)
• From these perspectives, beluga communities have similarities to human societies where social networks, support structures, cooperation and cultures involve interactions between kin and non-kin. (sciencedaily.com)
• These results differ from earlier predictions that belugas have a matrilineal social system of closely associating female relatives. (sciencedaily.com)
• Since the purchase of the aquarium, Merlin, with WDC support, and other experts around the world have been focusing on increasing the belugas' health and social behaviour through improvements in the whales' environment and the way the facilities and belugas are managed. (whales.org)

Found5

• Meanwhile, previous studies of beluga whales stranded in Canada found that a significant number had suffered from the impact of pollution and disease. (nhm.ac.uk)
• According to work presented this week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference , the parasite has been found in more than 10 percent of beluga whales living off the Canadian Coast, in the Beaufort Sea. (smithsonianmag.com)
• They found an average of nearly 10 microplastics, or particles less than five millimeters in size, in the gastrointestinal tracts of each beluga. (cheknews.ca)
• Sure enough, we found a smaller group of about 35 whales. (noaa.gov)
• Sure enough, we found about 45 whales in Eagle Bay, the first time for us. (noaa.gov)