Nearly 1 in 5 Gray Whales Die in San Francisco Bay
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April 13, 2026
For many gray whales, entering San Francisco Bay is a death sentence. Researchers tracking the animals between 2018 and 2025 determined that at least 18% of the individual gray whales photographed in the bay failed to escape alive, with many struck by vessels , per Phys.org . The work, from the...
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