Gray whales are dying in large numbers, again. At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow, protected lagoons of Mexico's Baja California peninsula where the animals ...

Necropsy response efforts to figure out what is going on has been “challenging.” Six gray whales have died in the San Francisco Bay area in just the past week alone, bringing the total number of ...

In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sought public comment on the Makah Tribe’s request for a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to hunt gray whales off the ...

Pacific gray whale numbers have dropped to their lowest point since the 1970s, with calf numbers also at a record low. The decline follows a previous "unusual mortality event" from 2019-2023, raising ...

A gray whale washed up along the beach in Alameda on Monday. It's the fifth whale to die in the San Francisco Bay in less than a month. WITH RESEARCHERS WHO ARE LOOKING INTO THIS TREND. FOUR OF THE ...

Six gray whales have died in and near San Francisco Bay in recent days, bringing the total number of whales that have washed up this year to 15, according to the California Academy of Sciences. The ...

Five gray whales have died in the greater Bay Area over the past week, bringing the region's 2025 whale death toll to 14, officials announced Wednesday. The California Academy of Sciences and The ...