Region with an area of more than 7.770 square kilometers in alaska will be protected as critical habitat for beluga whales, an endangered, based on proposals submitted atmosphere and ocean agencies of the United States (NOAA).

area will cover more than a third of cook inlet, mostly of northern anchorage off the coast, including a shallow area where the whale had spent the summer partying salmon and baby care for them.

these areas will include areas that are widely used for commercial activities, including oil and gas production, commercial shipping, fishing and disposal of municipal waste water.

alaska governor Sean Parnell said he would fight this purpose. “registered more than 3,000 square miles of Cook Inlet as critical habitat would not be much help to develop a population of beluga whales. but it will destroy the economic opportunities in this region,” said Parnell, in a statement.

final decision to establish critical habitat is expected to appear after a period of public review, NOAA said. based design, which received a mandate from the endangered species rules (ESA), federal agencies may not allow activities that harm is considered critical habitat for endangered species.

population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, known for its behavior and their genetic makeup is unique and their living environment in urban centers alaska, has dropped to about 300 from 1.300, in early 1980.

period of excessive fishing by native hunters in the early 1990 to make the population of these species dropped, federal scientists said, while pollution and other environmental factors have prevented his prolificacy