Palin Challenging Beluga Listing

14. In a press release issued by the Governor office, the administration cited the Service National Marine Fisheries, the organization responsible for determining whether the list of species, not to consider protective measures already in place and not providing adequate Evidence that the whales in the pipe are a distinct sub-species --. Sarah Palin plans to challenge the listing of Cook Inlet Beluga under the Endangered Species Act. Palin office filed a notice of intention to present a lawsuit against the federal government in January. Gov.