St. Lawrence beluga population

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:beluga_whale_population
gptkbp:conservationStatus	endangered
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:declinedAfter	commercial hunting (historical)
gptkbp:diet	gptkb:fish invertebrates
gptkbp:firstProtectionYear	1979
gptkbp:historicalPopulation	~10,000 (before 1900)
gptkbp:IUCNStatus	Endangered (St. Lawrence subpopulation)
gptkbp:lifespan	30-50 years
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Quebec gptkb:St._Lawrence_River
gptkbp:mainCalvingArea	gptkb:Saguenay_River_estuary gptkb:St._Lawrence_Estuary
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:Fisheries_and_Oceans_Canada gptkb:GREMM_(Group_for_Research_and_Education_on_Marine_Mammals)
gptkbp:notableFeature	isolated from other beluga populations southernmost beluga population in the world
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	cancer prevalence reproductive issues contaminant bioaccumulation high calf mortality
gptkbp:populationEstimate	~900 individuals (2023)
gptkbp:predators	few natural predators
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Quebec_provincial_law gptkb:Species_at_Risk_Act_(Canada)
gptkbp:recoveryPlan	in place
gptkbp:reproductionRate	low
gptkbp:species	gptkb:Delphinapterus_leucas
gptkbp:threats	gptkb:disease climate change pollution habitat degradation noise pollution
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:St._Lawrence_Beluga_Recovery_Plan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	St. Lawrence beluga population