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Scientific sampling of Anchorage fin whale continues after temps cool
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In the two months it has been stranded on the Anchorage mudflats, the dead fin whale has engaged Alaskans and non-Alaskans alike, including homeschoolers and Alaska ...
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Fin Whale Washes Ashore Near Anchorage, Biologists Investigate
A n endangered fin whale washed ashore near Anchorage, Alaska, capturing the curiosity of locals while biologists investigate its death. The 47-foot female whale, estimated to be between 1 and 3 ...
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Shedd Solves Mysteries of Baby Beluga’s Sex and Parentage, Now the Young Whale Needs a Name
Mom is 35-year-old Naya, but there are two mature males in Shedd’s pod. DNA testing revealed that Beethoven, the oldest male ...
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Cook Inlet Beluga Whale on Track to Gain Habitat Protection:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— 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 ...
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SAVING THE COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE
The isolated Cook Inlet beluga whale population must also contend with the increasingly perilous and industrialized waters near Anchorage, Alaska's most populated and fastest-growing city. Belugas are ...