Gray whale numbers along North America’s west coast down nearly 40 percent since 2016

The steep population decline echoes earlier fluctuations but still requires further attention, NOAA said.

By Steve Gorman, Reuters October 10, 2022
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LOS ANGELES — The number of gray whales migrating along the Pacific Coast of North America has steadily declined by nearly 40 percent from a 2016 peak, and the population produced its fewest calves on record this year, according to U.S. research released on Friday.

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