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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 ...
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 ...
An 18th gray whale was found dead in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2025, experts say. A dead minke whale was also found. Experts unsure what’s causing spike.
Kodiak biologists examining the carcass of a young gray whale that recently washed ashore say it was likely attacked by killer whales. The whale's corpse washed up in late May near Surfer's Beach ...
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.
SAN FRANCISCO — Six gray whales have died in and around the San Francisco Bay over the past week, bringing the total number of whales that have washed up this year to 15, according to the ...
Six gray whales have died in the San Francisco Bay area in the past week, bringing the total number of dead whales to 15 this year as authorities rush to figure out why.
Five gray whales have been found dead in the San Francisco Bay Area in less than one week, according to the California Academy of Sciences. That means 14 whales in total have died since the ...
People view a dead gray whale that washed up on the shoreline of the Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda, Calif., on Monday, April 21, 2025. The whale marks the fourth gray whale to ...
The whale marks the fourth gray whale to wash up in San Francisco Bay this year People view a dead gray whale that washed up on the shoreline of the Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda ...
Thousands of gray whales now migrating north from Baja California are in such poor shape and so few calves were born this winter that researchers and others worry they may be witnessing another ...
A sperm whale would win a fight against a colossal squid. Generally speaking, sperm whales are well-adapted to killing and eating squid. While the colossal squid is certainly larger than many members ...