Dead bowheads in Beaufort and Chukchi point to increased killer whale presence in Arctic

A new study found that 2019, an especially warm year, saw a spike in bowhead deaths caused by killer whales in Alaska's Arctic waters.

By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon November 17, 2022
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There are new signs that killer whales, which are swimming farther north and staying for longer periods of the year in Arctic waters, are increasingly preying on Alaska’s bowhead whales.

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