Overfishing, poaching, habitat loss, pollution, loss of access to spawning grounds, and depressed reproduction rates are just some of the threats the beluga sturgeon faces. Although international ...

The eggs used for reproduction are removed from the living fish with a process called stripping. After the beluga are born, it takes five years to determine their gender and around 10 years for ...

As he learns to communicate with chirps, whistles and squeals, the Shedd Aquarium’s first baby beluga in over four years now has a name that sings: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set ...