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gptkbp:instanceOf
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beluga whale population
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gptkbp:color
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white
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gptkbp:communication
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vocalizations
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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Critically Endangered
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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important to Alaska Native peoples
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:fish
invertebrates
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gptkbp:distinctFrom
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other beluga whale populations
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gptkbp:distinctPopulationSegment
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yes
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gptkbp:firstListedAsEndangered
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2008
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gptkbp:habitat
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gptkb:Cook_Inlet,_Alaska
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cook Inlet beluga whale
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gptkbp:lifespan
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up to 60 years
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Twentymile_River
gptkb:Little_Susitna_River
gptkb:Placer_River
gptkb:Ship_Creek
gptkb:Chickaloon_River
gptkb:Eagle_River
gptkb:Kenai_River
gptkb:Knik_River
gptkb:Susitna_River
gptkb:Turnagain_Arm
gptkb:Fish_Creek
gptkb:Beluga_River
gptkb:Big_Susitna_River
gptkb:Rabbit_Creek
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:NOAA_Fisheries
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gptkbp:maximumLength
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up to 15 feet
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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up to 3,300 pounds
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gptkbp:migratory
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non-migratory
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gptkbp:monitoringMethod
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aerial surveys
acoustic monitoring
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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lack of dorsal fin
rounded melon head
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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about 300 individuals (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:predators
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humans
killer whales
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gptkbp:primaryCalvingSeason
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May to July
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act
gptkb:Marine_Mammal_Protection_Act
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gptkbp:range
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gptkb:Cook_Inlet,_Alaska
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gptkbp:recoveryPlan
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gptkb:Cook_Inlet_Beluga_Whale_Recovery_Plan
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gptkbp:reproduction
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gives birth to single calf
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Delphinapterus_leucas
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gptkbp:socialStructure
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small groups
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
pollution
noise disturbance
reduced prey availability
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Beluga_whale
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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