Cook Inlet belugas

You can now view a livestream feed of Cook Inlet beluga whales swimming in the Kenai River. Newly installed cameras provide an aerial shot of two popular beluga monitoring sites.

The Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program relies on volunteers to track endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales entering and exiting the rivers. Observations are reported to NOAA.

The proposed mine, known as Johnson Tract, is on land owned by the Native corporation CIRI. The public can comment on two easements that would allow a mining company to access the landlocked site within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

A prospective Eagle Scout from Texas is working on a project to protect Cook Inlet beluga whales. Monday morning, his troop installed signs at the Kenai city dock.

The first rehabilitated Cook Inlet beluga calf, and the only one in captivity, has now lived at SeaWorld San Antonio for five years.

Low birth rates are likely contributing to the decline in the population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, according to a study published this week.

Every spring, trained volunteers watch the Kenai and Kasilof rivers to spot the critically endangered whales and record observations for researchers. The spring monitoring season started March 15.

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