Why more dead whales are washing up on U.S. beaches : NPR
Feb 5, 2023 · On the East Coast, two whale species — the humpback and the North Atlantic right whale — have each been suffering a spike in deaths over the past six or seven years, according to the National...
Fin whale nearly 50 feet long washes ashore on Anchorage tidal flats
Dec 4, 2024 · A 47-foot fin whale washed ashore along Anchorage’s coastal trail over the weekend. Hundreds of people ventured out onto tidal flats Sunday to take a look at the carcass in the sun.
Massive endangered whale washes up on Oregon beach …
Feb 14, 2024 · A member of one of the world's largest whale species was found washed up on an Oregon shore this week, emaciated, entangled and covered in what appears to be wounds from another whale species.
As More Dead Whales Wash Up in NJ and NY, Officials Eye …
Mar 2, 2023 · As dead whales continue to wash ashore on the East Coast — and particularly the Jersey Shore — officials and academics are planning a wide array of monitoring and research aimed at preventing...
Experts explain why humpback whales are washing up on the East …
Whale strandings, or Cetacean strandings, occur when a whale is found dead on a shoreline, or alive, but unable to return to the water. The species typically lives up to 90 years,...
Whale beaching is a colloquial term for what is scientifically known as cetacean stranding. It is a phenomenon in which both whales and dolphins strand themselves on land. (Considering the land closest to most waterways is typically a beach, the stranding usually happens on a beach.)
Why do whales beach themselves? We’re partially to blame.
Mar 29, 2021 · Every year thousands of whales, dolphins, and other marine animals wash up on beaches around the world. This phenomenon—called beaching or stranding—occurs among both healthy individuals as well...
Another whale washes up on shore along the Atlantic coastline
Feb 3, 2023 · A humpback whale — 35 feet long — washed up on New York's South Shore this week. It was the eighteenth whale incident on the East Coast since early December.
Experts explain why humpback whales are washing up on the East …
Feb 3, 2023 · The two whales that were washed up on the shore of Assateague are a fraction of the 180 Humpback whales that have been stranded or washed up on an east coast beach in the last seven years. Boats, fishing nets, and algae can cause humpback whale strandings
Humpback whale that washed ashore in Kitty Hawk has necropsy
1 day ago · OUTER BANKS, N.C. — Marine biologists in Kitty Hawk performed a necropsy Saturday morning on a humpback whale that washed ashore Friday, and News 3 is following through with marine experts as we ...
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