Nearly 150 Gray Whales Have Been Found Dead Along North America's Pacific Shore This Year, Prompting Scientists to Sound the Alarm
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So far this year, 145 of the massive marine mammals have washed up dead or got stuck and died along the West Coast of North America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. This year’s deaths appear to be part of a concerning pattern, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit environmental advocacy group sounding the alarm about the latest NOAA Fisheries statistics.
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So far this year, 145 of the massive marine mammals have washed up dead or got stuck and died along the West Coast of North America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. This year’s deaths appear to be part of a concerning pattern, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit environmental advocacy group sounding the alarm about the latest NOAA Fisheries statistics. Last year, 179 gray whales were found dead. And between 2019 and 2023, the animals faced what federal officials deemed an “unusual mortality event,” marked by 690 strandings and decreased birth rates.
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- So far this year, 145 of the massive marine mammals have washed up dead or got stuck and died along the West Coast of North America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. This year’s deaths appear to be part of a concerning pattern, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit environmental advocacy group sounding the alarm about the latest NOAA Fisheries statistics.
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Nearly 150 Gray Whales Have Been Found Dead Along North America's Pacific Shore This Year, Prompting Scientists to Sound the Alarm
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