The algae growing on the sea ice serves as an underwater garden, attracting the fish that beluga whales feed on ... There, they can have their babies and "eat a lot of food" away from the threat ...

A friendly beluga whale which has been suspected ... scientists were concerned that Hvaldimir had lost weight and was not eating enough fish. Hvaldimir first became famous in 2019 when fishermen ...

He has recently begun eating solid fish, swimming in new spaces and meeting ... For instance, while beluga whales are considered a species of least concern by the International Union for the ...

“The beluga still doesn’t eat but continues to show curiosity,” Sea Shepherd France tweeted. Overnight the whale “rubbed itself on the lock’s wall and got rid of patches that had ...

Health officials urge pregnant women in Nunavik to eat more Arctic char (shown here drying at an Inuit fishing camp), a fish that is less contaminated than beluga whale. Photograph by Richard ...

However, as beluga whales are generalists who can eat fish, crustaceans, squid and worms, it may be able to find enough food to eat and build up its strength. For now, officials and conservation ...