St. Lawrence Beluga recovery plan
By: prepared by the St. Lawrence Beluga Recovery Team.
Contributors: Canada. Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans.; St. Lawrence Beluga Recovery Team.; World Wildlife Fund (Canada)
Publisher: Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans; World Wildlife Fund Canada
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Mont Joli, Québec; Montréal, Québec
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
Subjects: Whales -- Saint Lawrence River; White whale -- Saint Lawrence River; Wildlife conservation -- Saint Lawrence River
Description: This document reviews the current state of knowledge about St. Lawrence belugas, recommends a series of actions for ensuring their survival and proposes an implementation schedule. The goal of the Recovery Plan is to bring population numbers and conditions to a state where natural event and human activities will not threaten the survival of the St. Lawrence beluga whale population. A subsidiary goal is to improve the status from endangered to vulnerable, as defined by COSEWIC.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.