beluga

In this conversation with Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks, he explains what the project will mean for the future of renewable energy throughout the railbelt.

Tyonek became the first ever beluga calf to be successfully nursed back to health when the Alaska SeaLife Center rescued him in 2017. The baby beluga was…

A citizen-science project this spring to document Cook Inlet beluga whales in the Kenai River was wildly successful.Until it wasn’t.The spotting project…

Beluga whale watching used to be a popular attraction around Kenai, but for the past 20-some years sightings have become increasingly rare. And, for most…

In one lifetime, the number of beluga whales in Cook Inlet has dwindled by about a thousand, with a little more than 300 still hanging on. As a result,…