R ecently, a marine aerial survey team caught a stunning photo of a North Atlantic Right Whale swimming with a newborn calf ...

The population plunged dramatically in the ‘90s, and the National Marine Fisheries Service falsely predicted that the Cook Inlet beluga whale population would rebound once hunting was restricted. Due ...

Beluga whales, also known as ‘white whales’, are social and ... This can make them vulnerable to over-harvesting by local hunters. In most areas, hunting is now controlled to keep populations at ...

Although the beluga sturgeon shares its name with the more famous beluga whale, the two species are unrelated. “Beluga” comes from the Russian word “belaya,” which means white. So ...

The 30-second spot featured a man named Richard on a boat tour who is seemingly the only person able to hear (and communicate with) a Beluga whale approaching the vessel. Though the voice of the ...