Belugas Count! 2019
September 21, 2019
Join us for the 2018 Belugas Count! Event September 21, 2019.
This all-day event aims to bring together citizens to focus on the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, fostering local pride, awareness, and stewardship. It is a collaboration between a variety of federal and state agencies, local and national organizations, as well as individuals. Any beluga whales counted will be entered into the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Photo-ID Sightings map and the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Ecosystem Portal which is used by Cook Inlet beluga managers and researchers to help assess location and abundance information.
The CIBW Photo-ID team will be at the Bird Point Station between 10 am and 2 pm and we will also have a booth at the zoo from 1 pm and 5 pm. Stop by at either location and say hello.
For more information on the 2019 Belugas Count! Event click on the button below.
April 12, 2019
Check out the 2019 Spring Edition of Sightings.
August 31, 2018
Check out the 2018 Fall Edition of Sightings.
Belugas Count 2018!
August 10, 2018
Join us for the 2018 Belugas Count! Event September 15, 2018.
This all-day event aims to bring together citizens to focus on the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, fostering local pride, awareness, and stewardship. It is a collaboration between a variety of federal and state agencies, local and national organizations, as well as individuals. Any beluga whales counted will be entered into the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Photo-ID Sightings map and the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Ecosystem Portal which is used by Cook Inlet beluga managers and researchers to help assess location and abundance information.
The CIBW Photo-ID team will be at the Bird Point Station between 10 am and 1 pm and we will also have a booth at the zoo from 1 pm and 5 pm. Stop by at either location and say hello.
For more information on the 2018 Belugas Count! Event click on the button below.
April 24, 2018
Check out the 2018 Spring Edition of Sightings.
NOAA releases new population estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales
June 22, 2017
NOAA Fisheries released today its biennial population estimate for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale. Scientists determined that the population size is between 279 and 386 animals, with a most likely estimate of 328 animals. The estimate is derived from data collected during a June 2016 aerial survey.