Gray Whale Death Toll in San Francisco Bay Climbs to 14

Six dead gray whales found in San Francisco Bay area in the last week

Six dead gray whales have been found in the area of San Francisco Bay over the last week, officials said Wednesday, in a year when there has been an unusually high number of sightings in the area.

Five gray whales wash up dead around San Francisco Bay in one week

The influx is likely due to a larger number of whales swimming into the bay, scientists said.

Dead whales on Bay Area beaches

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Whale deaths in SF Bay Area surge to 14

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Five more gray whales were found dead in the San Francisco Bay Area over the past week, the California Academy of Sciences confirmed Wednesday. So far in 2025, scientists have responded to 14 individual dead whales across the region. On May 21, a yearling gray whale was found dead in Bolinas, according to Cal Academy. Another dead gray whale washed up at Southeast Farallon Island in Fisherman’s Bay on May 22. That same da…

5 dead whales spotted in San Francisco Bay Area amid 'unusually high' year

Five more gray whales were found dead in the San Francisco Bay Area within the past week, bringing this year's total number of whale deaths up to 14.

5 gray whales die across Bay Area in less than a week, researchers say

Fourteen whales in total have died in the Bay Area since the beginning of the year.