Beluga Days: Tracking a White Whale's Truths.BELUGA beluga (bəl  `gə) or white whale, small, toothed northern whale, Delphinapterus leucas. The beluga may reach a length of 19 ft (5. DAYS: Tracking a White Whale's Truths NANCY LORD Nancy Lord was the vice-presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in the U.S. presidential election, 1992, as the running-mate of Andre Marrou. Lord completed undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Maryland. Scientists consider the beluga whales of Cook Inlet--the long estuary reaching up through southcentral Alaska--unique because they don't mix with other whales of their kind. This isolation and the research-hospitable location of Cook Inlet Cook Inlet Inlet, Gulf of Alaska in the northern Pacific Ocean. Bounded by the Kenai Peninsula on the east, it extends northeast for 220 mi (350 km), narrowing from 80 to 9 mi (129 to 14 km). Anchorage is situated near its head. make this species a good one to study. As are many whale populations, belugas in this area are declining, despite regulations to protect them. Lord, who lives in Alaska, has immersed im·merse tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es 1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge. 2. To baptize by submerging in water. 3. herself in the lives of the whales and the relevant doings of politicians, environmentalists, scientists, business owners, and the native people who still have the right to hunt whales. In Beluga Days, Lord offers these different perspectives and considers who shares the blame for the whales' decline, concluding that some of it can't be assigned to anyone. These elements are melded with accounts of her personal encounters with the beluga whales of Cook Inlet. Overall, this book enlightens readers about the nature of whales and how difficult it is for people to protect them. Counterpoint counterpoint, in music, the art of combining melodies each of which is independent though forming part of a homogeneous texture. The term derives from the Latin for "point against point," meaning note against note in referring to the notation of plainsong. 2004, 242 p., hardcover, $25.00. |
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