Unusually high mortality for gray whales along the coast has researchers concerned for the recovering species.

Whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area have surged in 2025, marking the deadliest time period in several years. Experts ...

A body of a gray whale found on a San Francisco Bay Area beach marks the 18th death of 2025 for the marine mammals in the region, experts reported. The dead male gray whale washed up at Lands End on ...

Analysis revealed that they were made from the bones of sperm whales, fin whales, blue whales, and gray whales. The bones also included ... he and his colleagues also found fragments of whale ...

Kelp possess “antibacterial and antifungal qualities” making it a whale’s perfect “skin care routine” allowing for it to help in the process of removing “barnacles and lice that build ...

The analysis revealed evidence of fin whales, sperm whales, gray whales, blue whales ... Whale skin was also transported inland, evidenced by the discovery of whale barnacles at several sites. The ...

Gray whales have an unmistakable ... and because of clusters of barnacles and lice on their skin. The pattern of barnacles on each whale is unique, allowing scientists to identify individuals.

A grey whale who is visiting the Burrard Inlet is captivating local West Vancouver residents and also whale experts. Kathleen McCormick, a photographer in West Vancouver, was first alerted about ...

The grey whale, sometimes called the “knuckle back ... we dive into what makes this species so unique - from its bumpy back and barnacle-covered skin to its epic migrations across the Pacific.