Recent aerial surveys estimated the Cook Inlet population between 290 and 386 individuals, a slight increase from previous counts.
Most belugas inhabit Arctic waters, but they can be found as far south as the Gulf of St. Lawrence . Conservation & Research Efforts
Projects like Beluga Bits allow volunteers to help identify individual whales through underwater photography.
Monitoring programs use high-resolution satellite imagery (like the VHR imagery from 2021) to estimate whale abundance in remote fiords.
Recent aerial surveys estimated the Cook Inlet population between 290 and 386 individuals, a slight increase from previous counts.
Most belugas inhabit Arctic waters, but they can be found as far south as the Gulf of St. Lawrence . Conservation & Research Efforts
Projects like Beluga Bits allow volunteers to help identify individual whales through underwater photography.
Monitoring programs use high-resolution satellite imagery (like the VHR imagery from 2021) to estimate whale abundance in remote fiords.