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Thousands of gray whales are migrating past the Oregon coast in poor condition, with record-low calf numbers and visible ...

A joint investigation with NOAA and other agencies concluded the preliminary cause of the event was due to "localized ecosystem changes in the whale's Subarctic and Arctic feeding areas that led ...

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A Newfoundland man made news with his creative photography of a dead sperm whale this week, but one whale expert says the viral video has more value than simple entertainment.

Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in higher-than-normal numbers.