Spring Update:
Unfortunately, our spring 2020 monitoring season was canceled but there are still ways to get involved. Your safety and the health of our community is our top priority.
Our Beluga Monitoring in the News
Glacier City Gazette Article
Making a Difference for Belugas, Aug, 2019 (Link)
Kenai Peninsula Clarion Article
Researcher Finds Many Cook Inlet Belugas Visit in Spring: May, 2018 (Link)
Radio Interview with KDLL in Kenai
Studying Cook Inlet’s White Whales with Citizen Science: May, 2018 (Link)
Glacier City Gazette Article
Beluga Whale Alliance Monitors Cook Inlet Belugas: Apr, 2018
Kenai Peninsula Clarion Article
Researcher Looks at Beluga Use of the Kenai River: Apr, 2018 (Link)
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SPRING SEASON POSTPONED
After much consideration, the Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership (ABMP) has decided to postpone the spring monitoring season until further notice. The situation with COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and the safety of our volunteers is our highest priority. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommends social distancing. ABMP partners have agreed… Read more
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Get to Know Your Watershed: Become a Beluga Citizen Scientist Workshop
In April 2018 AKBMP partner Beluga Whale Alliance hosted the Get to Know Your Watershed: Become a Beluga Citizen Scientist Workshop in Girdwood, Alaska in conjunction with the Four Valleys Community School and Cook Inletkeeper. This event featured several guest speakers and presentations on federal beluga conservation efforts, how to document marine mammal activity in… Read more
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Beluga Whale Alliance (BWA) Turnagain Arm Monitoring
Photos from BWA’s citizen science beluga monitoring efforts throughout the Turnagain Arm in 2018.
