The population of gray whales migrating along the North American Pacific Coast has dropped to levels not seen since the 1970s, according to a new report.

Federal officials are reporting the lowest numbers of gray whales counted since the 1970s. More than 20 have died in S.F. Bay ...

I’ve been conducting raptor surveys by vehicle along Washington’s coastal beaches. Completed with a host of volunteers, the ...

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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.

Two new technical memorandums from NOAA Fisheries’ Southwest Fisheries Science Center estimate that eastern North Pacific gray whales currently number roughly 12,900 individuals, a more than 50 ...

Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...

The long-term health outlook for eastern North Pacific gray whales remains uncertain following what NOAA estimated was a 45% decline in population from 2019 to 2023. The drop was attributed to changes ...

An ‘Unusual Mortality Event‘ (UME) of the species officially known as eastern North Pacific gray whales occurred from December 2018 to November 2023. 690 strandings were documented in that ...

The long-term health outlook for eastern North Pacific gray whales remains uncertain following what NOAA estimated was a 45% decline in population from 2019 to 2023.