In this provided by the Alaska SeaLife Center shows two workers from the Alaska SeaLife Center rescue a beluga whale calf in Bristol Bay, Alaska, Monday, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Alaska SeaLife Center, ho)
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Updated: Wednesday, 20 Jun 2012, 5:37 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 20 Jun 2012, 5:37 PM EDT
SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — A beluga whale calf, believed to have been separated from his mother during a storm, has been rescued from Alaska's Bristol Bay.
The calf, estimated at 2 to 3 days old when it was found Monday, was taken in by the Alaska SeaLife Center, after attempts by others to encourage the calf to the open ocean failed.
This is the first beluga the center has housed.
President and CEO Tara Riemer Jones says the biggest challenge has been providing 24-hour care. She says staff from U.S. aquariums with experience with belugas have come or are coming to help.
Jones says a federal agency will ultimately decide placement of the animal, as he won't be released into the wild. Calves in the wild nurse for about two years.
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