Title:
The Flying White Whales: The Story of Two Expeditions to Bristol Bay, Alaska
Date:
1961
Description:
"The Flying White Whales. The story of two expeditions to Bristol Bay, Alaska with the cooperation of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Photography by Carleton Ray. Additional scenes in Canada and New York by Sam Dunton"--Film credits. "From August 5 to 27 [1961] Dr. Ray led an expedition to Bristol Bay where a male and two female Belugas were captured and subsequently transported to New York non-stop on a special plane. Accompanying this expedition were Seward Johnson, a member of the Zoological Society, and Robert Moore of the National Geographic Society. These collecting trips were carried out with the permission and aid of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the assistance we received from this state agency was essential to their success"--1961 NYZS Annual Report.
Creator:
Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)
Contributor:
Ray, G. Carleton
Contributor:
Dunton, Sam C.
Country:
United States of America
Country:
Canada
Ocean:
Pacific, Northeast
WCS Park:
New York Aquarium
Original Format:
Color; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Kodachrome Print
Digitized Format:
video/mp4
Resource Type:
Moving image
WCS Archives ID:
WCS-5005-104322
Source:
WCS Archives Collection 5005
Rights:
This video is the property of the Wildlife Conservation Society ("WCS") and is protected under US and international copyright laws. To inquire about using it, please contact library@wcs.org.
Additional Information:
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