Another dead gray whale found in Washington as strandings continue to climb

Many whales spotted as 18th comes ashore dead

Dead whales continue to wash up along the Washington and Oregon coastlines, including one that came ashore at Surfside on Friday, May 8.

Another dead gray whale found in Washington as strandings continue to climb

Another gray whale has washed up dead in Washington, marking the 18th documented stranding in the state since early March, according to the Cascadia Research Collective. The latest whale, a female gray whale, was found Friday on the Long Beach Peninsula, about 234 kilometres southwest of Victoria. Researchers say a necropsy is still pending, but many of the whales examined in recent weeks have shown signs of severe malnutrition, something biolog…