As Humpback Migration Season Begins, Not All Whales Will Arrive Unharmed

As humpback migration season begins, not all whales will arrive unharmed

There are growing calls for a unified approach to prevent whale entanglements.

Those friends, relatives and neighbors, Baldur Ketilsson, systems manager at the Icelandic Road Administration, and photographer Eyjólfur Matthíasson captured unique footage of a humpback whale playing its tricks right off the shore in Hvalfjörður.

During the ‘unusual mortality event’ of this 2025, 91 dead grey whales were reported in the Mexican Pacific, surpassing the number of lifeless specimens found in 2020. Australian beach whales die. Photo: AP. Report 91 dead gray whales This year, researchers and experts have found 91 dead whales across the Mexican Pacific, which they consider to be an ‘unusual death event.’ The number of dead specimens increased from the previous highest, reached…

This year, only 69 births were registered, the lowest rate, said Dr. Jorge Urban Ramírez, head of the Marine Mammal Research Program (PRIMMA). Fanny Miranda The number of dead gray whales in Mexican Pacific waters rose to 91, surpassing the highest record of the “Unusual Mortality Event”, reached in 2020, with 88 dead whales. This year, only 69 births were registered - the lowest rate -, said Dr. Jorge Urban Ramírez, responsible for the Marine M…