Fish and Game looks deeper into declining Cook Inlet belugas

The population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet is a third of what it once was in 1970. (Photo courtesy of LGL Alaska Research Associates)
The beluga whale population in Cook Inlet has been steadily declining since the 1970s.
The number of whales in the area today is just a third of what it once was, and the Alaska Department of Fish Game wants to help belugas recover.
In order to do that, Fish and Game needs to answer other questions about mating and their habitat, and two new studies aim to do j