Two dead gray whales wash up in Richmond over last week

Two dead gray whales wash up in Richmond over last week

Two gray whales washed up dead in the San Francisco Bay near Richmond over the past week, bringing the year’s total whale deaths to 22 in and around the bay, according to the Marine Mammal Center. The whale beachings come just a few weeks after six whales washed up around the San Francisco Bay over a week span. Four additional whales washed up in late May and early June, according to the Marine Mammal Center. Whale beachings this year are outpac…

Nearly 2 dozen whales found dead around San Francisco Bay Area, alarming marine experts

SAN FRANCISCO – An alarming number of gray whale deaths continue to be reported around the San Francisco Bay Area, with experts now confirming at least 22 carcasses have been spotted, making it the deadliest year for strandings since the height of the Unusual Mortality Event.According to staff at the California Academy of Sciences and The Marine Mammal Center, 19 gray whales, two baleen whales and one minke whale have been discovered dead so far…