Learn more about our work in 2023!
AWA on Wild for Change Podcast: Beluga Whales
New Beluga Signs at the Kenai Docks!
In the News: Cook Inlet Beluga's stressors
AWA in the news! Combined threats keep Cook Inlet beluga numbers perilously low, scientists say
In the News: Belugas are back: Spring monitoring kicks off on the Kenai
In the News: Feds urged to save beluga whales in Alaska
Read more to learn about Alaska Wildlife Alliance’s involvement in assisting to file a legal petition to induce the National Marine Fisheries Service to explore whether allowing a certain number of incidental deaths of critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales in connection to oil and gas development in the region should be tolerated.
In the News: Volunteers make over 200 beluga observations in rivers this spring
Alaska Wildlife Alliance’s Kenai coordinator, Teresa Becher, made another great appearance in the news for monitoring of critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales as part of the Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership! Read on to learn more about this past spring’s observations of belugas and how you can help these whales this fall.
In the News: ADN / As endangered beluga whales head up the Kenai River, committed volunteers help ‘unravel the puzzle’
Action Alert! Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals in Alaska
Comment to support critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals
Two new rules that change critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act
Indigenous, allied groups go to court to stop issuance of Arctic Refuge leases
VIDEO: Kenai River beluga monitoring site
New! Text alert system for endangered beluga whale sightings in Kenai and Kasilof Rivers
Video: Wild Alaska Veterinary Pathology
Video: Cackling and Canada Geese Wildlife Wednesday
Endangered Species Week
Video: Belugas in Our Backyard Wildlife Wednesday
Join the Alaska Wildlife Alliance for this free virtual presentation by Dr. Alison Gardell and Teresa Becher.
Belugas in Our Backyard provides information about our Cook Inlet belugas, their status as an Endangered Species, projects in our area focusing on these beautiful animals, and future research to enhance our understanding of beluga behavior and ecology. The presentation also shares the results for Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership's (AKBMP) Fall 2019 monitoring season for Cook Inlet, with a special emphasis on the Kenai River.