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Author: Roderick C. Hobbs Publisher: ISBN: Category : Endangered species Languages : en Pages : 76
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"The contraction of the range of this population northward into the upper Inlet makes it far more vulnerable to catastrophic events with the potential to kill a significant fraction of the population. The population is not growing at 2% to 6% per year as had been anticipated since the cessation of unregulated hunting. The population is discrete and unique with respect to the species, and if it should fail to survive, it is highly unlikely that Cook Inlet would be repopulated with belugas. This would result in a permanent loss of a significant portion of their. The importance of seasonal anadromous fish runs in Cook Inlet to belugas is evident. The bulk of their annual nutrition is acquired during the summer months. Belugas in cook Inlet are unique to Alaska given their summer habitat is in close proximity to the largest urban area in the state. While the impact of disease and parasitism on this population has not been quantified, this population is at greater risk because of its small size and limited range such that a novel disease would spread easily through this population. The PVA shows a 26% probability of extinction in 100 years and 70% probability of extinction in 300 years (for the model assuming one predation mortality per year and a 5% annual probability of an unusual mortality event killing 20% of the population). It is likely that the Cook Inlet beluga population will continue to decline or go extinct over the next 300 years unless factors determining its growth and survival are altered in its favor"--P. xv.
Author: Roderick C. Hobbs Publisher: ISBN: Category : Endangered species Languages : en Pages : 76
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"The contraction of the range of this population northward into the upper Inlet makes it far more vulnerable to catastrophic events with the potential to kill a significant fraction of the population. The population is not growing at 2% to 6% per year as had been anticipated since the cessation of unregulated hunting. The population is discrete and unique with respect to the species, and if it should fail to survive, it is highly unlikely that Cook Inlet would be repopulated with belugas. This would result in a permanent loss of a significant portion of their. The importance of seasonal anadromous fish runs in Cook Inlet to belugas is evident. The bulk of their annual nutrition is acquired during the summer months. Belugas in cook Inlet are unique to Alaska given their summer habitat is in close proximity to the largest urban area in the state. While the impact of disease and parasitism on this population has not been quantified, this population is at greater risk because of its small size and limited range such that a novel disease would spread easily through this population. The PVA shows a 26% probability of extinction in 100 years and 70% probability of extinction in 300 years (for the model assuming one predation mortality per year and a 5% annual probability of an unusual mortality event killing 20% of the population). It is likely that the Cook Inlet beluga population will continue to decline or go extinct over the next 300 years unless factors determining its growth and survival are altered in its favor"--P. xv.
Author: Roderick C. Hobbs Publisher: ISBN: Category : Endangered species Languages : en Pages : 74
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"The contraction of the range of this population northward into the upper Inlet makes it far more vulnerable to catastrophic events with the potential to kill a significant fraction of the population. The population is not growing at 2% to 6% per year as had been anticipated since the cessation of unregulated hunting. The population is discrete and unique with respect to the species, and if it should fail to survive, it is highly unlikely that Cook Inlet would be repopulated with belugas. This would result in a permanent loss of a significant portion of the range for the beluga species. The importance of anadromous fish runs in Cook Inlet to belugas is evident. The bulk of their annual nutrition is acquired during the summer months. The PVA shows a 26% probability of extinction in 100 years and 68% probability of extinction in 300 years (for the model assuming one predation mortality per year and a 5% annual probability of an unusual mortality event killing 20% of the population). It is likely that the Cook Inlet beluga population will continue to decline or go extinct over the next 300 years unless factors determining its growth and survival are altered in its favor."--Page xiii-xiv.
Author: The Law Library Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: 9781793007339 Category : Languages : en Pages : 28
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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered And Threatened Species - Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 We, NMFS, issue a final determination to list a Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in Cook Inlet, Alaska, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). Following completion of a Status Review of this DPS (the Cook Inlet beluga whale) under the ESA, we published a proposed rule to list this DPS as an endangered species on April 20, 2007. We subsequently extended the date for final determination on the proposed action by 6 months, until October 20, 2008, as provided for by the ESA. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Endangered And Threatened Species - Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure
Author: Kim E. W. Shelden Publisher: ISBN: Category : Mammal surveys Languages : en Pages : 226
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Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, are currently listed as 'Endangered' under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) began monitoring this population during the 1990s after it was added to the ESA Candidate Species list in 1988. Monitoring efforts included aerial surveys, and in 1995, the first attempts to capture and satellite-tag whales. Working with Canadian scientists and Alaska Native subsistence hunters in 1995 and 1997, tagging methods were adapted to conditions in Cook Inlet (muddy water, extreme tides, and extensive mudflats), culminating in successful capture and tracking of a whale during the summer of 1999. This was followed by three more years of capture and tagging studies during late summer. Tags were attached to 18 whales between 1999 and 2002. We do not have detailed accounts of these later tagging seasons (e.g., similar to the Appendix chronicling events from the 1997 and 1999 seasons in Ferrero et al. (2000)). Litzky et al. (2001) summarized field operations for the 2000 tagging season, but no reports exist for 2001 and 2002. A reanalysis of the tag dataset (Goetz et al. 2012) led to questions about the captures and how tags were programmed during this time period. Given the Cook Inlet population has continued to decline (Hobbs et al. 2015, Shelden et al. 2017), and was listed as an Endangered Distinct Population Segment under the ESA in October 2008 (NOAA 2008), future recommendations for tagging will depend on lessons learned from these past projects. Lacking detailed field reports, we consolidated information from multiple sources. Herein, we bring these varied sources together to provide a thorough documentation of the tagging operations undertaken in Cook Inlet each summer in 2000, 2001, and 2002. We include revised tag transmission timelines, monthly movement maps, dive behavior data, and ice-association graphs and maps for all whales (where applicable) tagged in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Whale locations were compared to sighting records (opportunistic and systematic) to determine how many whales were likely proximate to tagged whales. Animations of whale movements are available at http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/News/Cook_Inlet_Beluga_Range_Contracted.htm (accessed 17 Aug. 2016). Beginning with the 2000 season, each whale underwent a health assessment at the time of tagging. Results from laboratory analyses of the blood, blubber, skin, and mucus samples are presented. These include results obtained for hematology and serum chemistry values, hormones, DNA extractions, blubber lipid composition, fatty acid profiles, stable isotope ratios, and persistent organic pollutant profiles. We also provide a follow-up to the tagging study, describing captured and tagged whales that have been photo-documented since 2005 by the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Photo-identification Project (https://www.cookinletbelugas.com/).
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