The three-day event will include talks and activities
The Defenders of Wildlife, a national conservation organization, is launching its 3rd annual “belugapalooza” virtual programming next week, to celebrate and raise awareness for endangered beluga whales in Cook Inlet.
The three-day event will include lectures and activities.
May 18 from 4:40-5:30 p.m. kicks off, with a presentation by Jill Seymour, Cook Inlet Beluga Recovery Coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on Cook State Belugas Inlet. The event will also include a quiz. Register for the Zoom session at https://defenders-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpd-iurDkuGdVcz485y4bkxwsAcsVm7cYT.
Storytelling is the topic of the May 19 session, which will also run from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Different people will share their connection to belugas in the region and what they hope for the species in the future. Register for the session at https://defenders-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdu2trj8iHdB9Pcirb2nbAtmr2JI7-XN4.
The final session will be May 20 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and will include a presentation on the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery Plan by two researchers. Register for day three at https://defenders-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElc-CprzMrGNBRIf5bnVO5QYK01ijyPj5i.
Contact journalist Camille Botello at [email protected]
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