The latest of the 21 dead whales washed up July 7 in Richmond after a suspected vessel strike, marking the highest number of gray whale fatalities in 25 years, according to the Marine Mammal Center.

A dead gray whale that was found last week in the East Bay was found to have died from a suspected vessel strike, according ...

Scientists have responded to 21 gray whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area this year, the most in 25 years, according to the Marine Mammal Center.

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 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 ...

Gray whales are typically observed alone or in small groups, though large groups may be seen at feeding or breeding grounds. Bird and her team conducted their research off Newport.

The number of Pacific gray whales decreased significantly during the most recent count to the lowest numbers since the 1970s, while the number of whale calves also hit its lowest numbers on record.

Six gray whales have been found dead in the wider San Francisco Bay Area in the last seven days, raising the total number of dead whales in the region to 15 for the year. Top News .

Gray whales, known for their migrations along the Oregon Coast in winter and spring, dropped to an estimated 12,900 adults and 85 calves in the latest data taken by the National Oceanic and ...