Fragment of projectile point from the cave site of Isturitz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France), made of bone from right whale or bowhead whale, dated to 17,300-16,700 years before present, curated at the ...

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

So far in 2025, 47 gray whales have stranded dead on the West Coast, up from 31 in 2024 and 44 in 2023, the last year of the UME. While some of the stranded whales appeared skinny or emaciated ...

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.

Gray whale sightings off the Palos Verdes Peninsula coast are at a 40-year low, according to local whale watchers. ... That reduces the whales’ natural diet.

Another gray whale was reported dead near Point Isabel in Richmond on Friday, marking the 19th such death in Bay Area waters this year. Researchers have not recorded this many gray whale fatalities ...

The gray whale drifted overnight from the surf near Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach, where it was spotted by the U.S. Coast Guard, to a different location off Alameda on Monday, ...

A rare minke whale was euthanized on Tuesday, April 8, after getting stuck in shallow waters near the Emeryville Marina in California's San Francisco Bay. This comes after three other gray whales ...

Gray whale study off Newport coast reveals acrobatic feeding behaviors. by Allison Gutleber. Thu, September 26th 2024 at 5:44 PM. Updated Thu, September 26th 2024 at 10:56 PM.

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, ...