Almost 100 participants from across the Inuvialuit settlement area and beyond were in Inuvik, N.W.T., this week for the Beluga Summit that ended Thursday. (Dez Loreen/CBC) Hunters, traditional ...

Hunters, traditional knowledge holders and scientists have wrapped up the second-ever Beluga Summit in Inuvik, N.W.T. Almost 100 participants from across the Inuvialuit settlement area and beyond were ...

Ranchers call calf shelters by many names, but Colin Gronseth, a rancher and owner of C&W Welding in Dimick, S.D., about 17 miles south of Mitchell, calls them “calf sheds.” His calf sheds look more ...

Shedd Aquarium’s baby beluga now has a name: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set of compositions — that honors his father Beethoven and nods to the high-pitched songs that have led ...

Currently, it protects around 40 per cent of the beluga habitat, but Guilbeault says he wants to go further. "One of the main criteria for the area that was chosen is to be able to protect 100 per ...

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A new study by Trevor Branch, a professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, suggests a hypothesis to explain why blue whale calves are rarely sighted with their mothers. “For a long ...

Shedd Aquarium members voted to name the newest beluga whale Opus. Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Share The newest member of the Shedd Aquarium now has a name — and aquarium members had a hand ...

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Shedd Aquarium's baby beluga whale was named Opus through an exclusive vote by aquarium members, with over 1,000 votes cast. The name Opus, initially suggested by the animal care team, honors the ...

Opus was the top vote-getter in a virtual poll the aquarium ran exclusively for Shedd members. The baby beluga boy was born last summer. Sources Cited As a news piece, this article cites verifiable, ...