News

A dead gray whale that was found last week in the East Bay was found to have died from a suspected vessel strike, according ...
Federal officials are reporting the lowest numbers of gray whales counted since the 1970s. More than 20 have died in S.F. Bay ...
This year’s whale deaths are outpacing the high numbers seen during the unusual mortality event from 2019 to 2023.
The carcasses of four gray whales have been found around the San Francisco Bay Area in eight days – an alarming string of deaths that constitutes an unusual mortality event, defined by the ...
A dead gray whale was found on Bolinas Beach in Marin County on March 25. The team of experts concluded the whale died as a result of blunt force trauma because of a vessel strike.
Gray whales are "easily distinguished from other whale species by their lack of a dorsal fin, mottled gray and white skin, and dorsal hump followed by pronounced ridges," according to the New ...
A gray whale hit and killed by a shipping vessel washed up at the San Leandro Marina on April 7, 2023. Each year, close to a dozen whales are hit and killed by ships in the Bay Area.
The gray whale population was large, at about 27,430 between 2015-2016. In the following years, a decline started from 2019-2023 to below 15,000 that was considered as unusual mortality event. It ...
Rare Gray Whale Spotted In Atlantic—First In Over 200 Years. ByBrian Bushard, Former Staff. Brian is a Boston-based Forbes breaking news reporter. Mar 05, 2024, 12:52pm EST. Share. Save.
The number of gray whales migrating along the Pacific Coast of North America has steadily declined by nearly 40% from a 2016 peak, and the population produced its fewest calves on record this year ...