A young humpback whale washed up on Long Island on Monday, the latest in a series of troubling similar incidents in recent weeks.

A dead humpback whale has washed ashore in Kitty Hawk near the Bennett Street beach access at milepost two in the Outer Banks.

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.

Juvenile humpback and minke whales were discovered in separate incidents at Roosevelt Beach and Tobay Beach as experts investigate a troubling trend.

Authorities are investigating after a deceased whale washed ashore on Long Island. The juvenile humpback whale was discovered in Long Beach, near Shore Road and Roosevelt Boulevard, early Monday morning,