Federal and state officials are recovering the carcass of a humpback whale calf from the shores of Kihei, Maui.

A deceased humpback whale stranded on the shore in Long Island’s Long Beach, and a massive response by government and conservation agencies was underway Monday as officials investigated the animal’s death.

Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused a humpback whale to wash ashore in Marshfield. Coast guard crews first spotted the dead whale’s body floating one mile off of Scituate yesterday. NOAA’s stranding partner, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, was called out to collect samples. They buried the whale on the beach.

State officials were notified Friday morning of a newborn humpback whale calf that was found dead on a beach in Kihei. Federal officials worked with a Native Hawaiian practitioner as well as with state and county officials to carefully bring the calf to its final resting place far offshore,