US protects beluga whale despite Palin opposition

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http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/us-protects-beluga-whale-despite-palin-opposition-965783.html

By Dan Joling, Associated Press Writer
Saturday, 18 October 2008


The beluga whales of Alaska's Cook Inlet are endangered and require additional protection to survive, the US government declared yesterday, contradicting Alaska Governor Sarah Palin who has questioned whether the distinctive white whales are actually declining.

It was the Republican vice presidential candidate's second environmental slap from Washington this year. She has asked federal courts to overturn an Interior Department decision declaring polar bears threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

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