{"product_id":"beluga-days-isbn-9781582431512","title":"Beluga Days","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis study of the Beluga whales of Cook Inlet reveals an isolated and genetically distinct population of fascinating creatures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving in waters adjacent to Anchorage, Alaska, and thought to number more than 1000 in the early 1990s, a sharp population decline has brought Beluga whales to near extinction. Original in approach and incisive in its questions, \u003ci\u003eBeluga Days\u003c\/i\u003e explores how conservation laws, management policies, and human behaviors have affected the shrinking beluga population. From hunters, regulators, environmentalists, researchers, and businesspeople to whale enthusiasts, Lord encounters an ongoing debate wrestling with the immediate need to protect the whales, as well as a respect for the centuries-old tradition of Native subsistence hunting. Beyond its compelling characters and particulars, Lord's story offers readers a deeper understanding of the often uncomfortable, often rewarding, juxtaposition of humans and the natural world.\u003cb\u003eNancy Lord\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Homer, Alaska. From her many years of commercial salmon fishing and, later, work as a naturalist and historian on adventure cruise ships, she’s explored in both fiction and nonfiction the myths and realities of life in the north.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong her published books are three collections of short stories and five works of literary nonfiction, including the memoir \u003ci\u003eFishcamp\u003c\/i\u003e, the cautionary \u003ci\u003eBeluga Days\u003c\/i\u003e, and the front-lines story of climate change, \u003ci\u003eEarly Warming\u003c\/i\u003e. Lord was honored as Alaska Writer Laureate for 2008-10, a term during which she traveled throughout the state to promote Alaska writers, writing, and libraries.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300287860965,"sku":"NP9781582431512","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781582431512.jpg?v=1767722415","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/beluga-days-isbn-9781582431512","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}