The sight of a gray whale surfacing off the Pacific Coast has long been one of nature’s most remarkable spectacles. Every year these giants travel thousands of miles between the warm breeding lagoons of Mexico and the rich feeding grounds of the Arctic, making one of the longest migrations of any mammal on Earth. But in 2026, that ancient journey is being overshadowed by a troubling trend: an unusually high number of gray whales are washing asho…
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