Gray whale strandings in Washington are most common later in the spring, but in 2026, the timeline appears to be accelerated.

Researchers find increase in whale deaths in the Bay, largely because of collisions with vessels on busy shipping route ...

Climate change could be forcing gray whales to seek food in San Francisco Bay, where vessel strikes may be driving rising ...

Gray whales are beginning to break their long-established migration patterns, venturing into risky new territory like San Francisco Bay as climate change disrupts their Arctic food supply. But this ...

A new study has shown that vessels are striking, injuring, and killing gray whales in San Francisco Bay, and controls may be ...

NEWPORT, Ore. — Drones are giving scientists at Oregon State University a new perspective as they study the behavior of gray whales. “Initially we began using drones to observe the whales’ physical ...

The juvenile whale had swum about 20 miles inland into the Willapa River. Researchers say it’s part of surge in gray whale ...

A young gray whale that stunned southwest Washington residents by swimming about 20 miles up the Willapa River this week has died, according to Cascadia Research Collective. In a Facebook update ...

A new study breaks down the numbers.

A photographer on Saturday captured aerial footage showing a gray whale passing between surfers and the shoreline in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. Dominik Granados stated via Instagram: ...