Tyonek: One Year Later

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One year ago, a four-week-old male beluga whale stranded on a mudflat near Trading Bay in Cook Inlet, Alaska. He is part of an endangered population of beluga whales. A year after his rescue, he is thriving at SeaWorld San Antonio.

Killer Whales at Night: Helping Protect Southern Residents

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Little is known about what killer whales do at night. To learn more, scientists use suction cup tags called DTAGs that can monitor whales’ nighttime behavior and responses to noise. Learn how this new information could help better protect the whales.

Wondrous Whales

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For Whale Week: Celebrate our wonderful and various species of whales in the U.S.

If You See a Whale, Do This

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OLE warns about dangers of whale watching and reminds viewers to remain at least 100 yards away from marine mammals.

Species in the Spotlight: Cook Inlet Beluga Whale

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There are five populations of beluga whales in Alaska, but only the Cook Inlet population is endangered. This video spotlights the different research projects underway to help recover this species, and how you can help.

Spotlight on the North Pacific Right Whale - An Interview with NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Scientist Jessica Crance

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The eastern population of the North Pacific right whale is one of the most critically endangered large whales in the world. There are only about 30 left, but research in the summer of 2017 is shedding new light on this elusive creature.

Spotlight on the Southern Resident Killer Whale--An Interview with NOAA Fisheries Biologist Lynne Barre

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The Pacific Northwest is home to critically endangered orcas, the Southern Resident Killer Whales, consisting of the J, K, and L pods or clans. NOAA research advances in an intense effort to understand, provide new data, and minimize threats to them.

Whale Recovery in Alaska

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Learn more about the science behind whale recovery in Alaska. See how NOAA scientists use photo identification and study humpback whale diets to better understand the population.

Humpback Whale Facts with Dr. Phillip Clapham

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A companion video to our Fact or Fiction web story about humpback whales. See the full article at http://1.usa.gov/1DhxKwM

Reporting Entangled Whales in Hawai'i

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A public service announcement for the Hawaiian Islands region for reporting entangled humpback whales. Whale season in Hawai'i' runs November through April.

Pilot Whales

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