Article Archive for April 2009
Beluga Whale on Track to Gain Habitat ProtectionPosted in Endangered & Extinction, Habitat, Protected Sites on 16 April 2009
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biologicaldiversity.org The federal National Marine Fisheries Service today took the first steps towards protecting critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the Cook Inlet beluga whale in Alaska. In October 2008 the Fisheries Service listed the whale as endangered. The listing occurred following petitions and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity and other [...]
