Judge upholds beluga endangered statusNational Marine Fisheries Service designation upheld, found consistent with Endangered Species Act requirements, best science Dan Joling Associated Press
Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga whales were correctly listed as endangered, a federal judge ruled Nov. 21, rejecting a state lawsuit that claimed the listing will hurt economic development.
Judge Royce C. Lambeth of U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., said the National Marine Fisheries Service prop....
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