Species Profile
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Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Monodontidae

Listing Status:   

Map of Species occurrence

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  • States/US Territories in which the Beluga Whale, Cook Inlet DPS is known to or is believed to occur:  Alaska
  • US Counties in which the Beluga Whale, Cook Inlet DPS is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
04/13/2011 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) Cook Inlet DPS—Cook Inlet, Alaska

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 1 of 1)
Date Citation Page Title
04/13/2011 76 FR 20558 20567 44 Marine and Anadromous Taxa: Adding 10 Taxa, Delisting 1 Taxon, Reclassifying 1 Taxon, and Updating 32 Taxa on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Beluga Whale, Cook Inlet DPS.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Beluga Whale, Cook Inlet DPS.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Beluga Whale, Cook Inlet DPS

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Beluga Whale, Cook Inlet DPS.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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Last updated: June 18, 2013