Gray whale washes ashore near Yachats

Gray whale washes up dead along Oregon coast near Yachats

A gray whale washed up dead along the Oregon coastline on Sunday, more than a week after three other whales were also found dead in Southwest Washington.At abou

Gray whale washes ashore near Yachats

A 38-foot female gray whale washed ashore a few miles north of Yachats on Sunday.According to Jim Rice, stranding program manager for the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, the adult female had been dead for a couple days before washing ashore. The body was bloated but intact.“There are no obvious signs of trauma, so no obvious cause of death that’s apparent right now,” Rice said, standing next to the carcass. “We are taking som…

Yachats whale found to have had multiple ailments

Researchers say the whale that washed ashore in Yachats last November had several chronic ailments that likely lead to its stranding.