Although beluga whales are predators, feeding on fish, crustaceans, and molluscs, they’re also hunted by polar bears and orcas – also known as killer whales. Belugas lack the dorsal fin that stands up ...

How melting sea ice is affecting beluga whales. The important role sea ice plays in the beluga whale migration pattern and the overall ecosystem of the Arctic is ever apparent as it continues to ...

“Beluga whales are part of this Arctic ecosystem. ... Underwater predators like orcas have already been introduced to do changes in the sea ice.

The loss of ice also allows one of the beluga whales’ major predators, the killer whale, to hunt them more easily, she adds. Some belugas are in serious trouble, however. Davey studies a critically ...

Beluga whales are highly social and vocal marine mammals. They use acoustics to navigate, find prey, avoid predators and maintain group cohesion. For Alaska's critically endangered Cook Inlet ...

A beluga whale swims in Hudson Bay outside Churchill, northern Canada, on August 9, ... adding that declining sea ice also leaves belugas vulnerable to predators like killer whales. ...

To help beluga whales, she says, ships need to be made quieter. More than that, she adds, policymakers need to consider setting up marine protected areas and quiet sanctuaries in key beluga habitat.

A beluga whale named Hvaldimir was first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness. He has recently been moving toward busier waters, prompting fears for his safety.