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Beluga

Educational resources on Beluga

Beluga or Huso huso is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to A2d. IUCN Profile of the Beluga

Academic web links for the Beluga.


Arctic Studies Center
Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas. Beluga or "white whales" are not born white. They are grey at birth and get lighter and lighter until at about age six they are completely white
www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/beluga_whale.html

The Beluga Sturgeon - TED Case Studies
The issue at stake in this case study is the rapid depletion of the beluga sturgeon from the Caspian Sea. Beluga eggs are considered by connoisseurs to be the the best caviar
www.american.edu/TED/sturgeon.htm

ADW: Huso huso: Information
The beluga sturgeon, Huso huso, is endemic to the Ponto-Caspian Sea region that includes the Caspian Sea (the largest inland body of water in the world) as well as the Sea of Azov
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Huso_huso.html

Beluga Whales
Beluga Whales are small (3 - 5m) toothed whales that inhabit coastal and estuarine areas, often with pack ice, in arctic and subarctic areas of the northern hemisphere.
www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaWhales.html

Beluga Whales in the Churchill River
Experiencing Beluga Whales in Churchill, Canada ... Beluga Whales. In summertime, the Hudson Bay and Churchill River are alive with Beluga whales.
www.chem.ucla.edu/~alice/explorations/churchill/whale.htm

Beluga Range and Habitat
Beluga Range and Habitat Beluga whales are most commonly found in coastal waters of circumpolar, primarily arctic regions of the northern hemisphere.
www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaRangeHabitat.html

ADW: Delphinapterus leucas: Information
Beluga whales inhabit the arctic and sub-arctic waters along the coast of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Norway, and the Soviet Union. About 500 of them inhabit the waters of the St
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Delphinapterus_leucas.html

Beluga Names
Beluga Names The term "beluga" stems from the Russian word belukha which means "white one". The beluga whale is known by the scientific name of Delphinapterus ("whale without fins
www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaNames.html

BELUGA WHALE
The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a small toothed whale that is white as an adult. It has no dorsal fin and has a blunt head. Belugas grow to be about 15 feet (4.6 m
www.uoregon.edu/~jbelknap/whales/belugawhale.htm

Beluga Physical Characteristics
Beluga Physical Characteristics Beluga whales have stout bodies, well defined necks and a disproportionately small head with a well defined beak and a prominent bulge or "melon".
www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaPhysical.html







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