ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal plan for the recovery of an endangered Alaska beluga whale calls for a reduction in threats of high concern while scientists try to pinpoint what has kept the population from growing.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday announced its recovery plan for Cook Inlet beluga whales, a population listed as endangered since 2008.
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service acknowledges it does not know why the population hasn't bounced back.
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