Thirteen dead whales have washed up on beaches since March.
OCEAN SHORES, Wash. — Biologists are sounding the alarm over the number of gray whales washing up dead along the Washington coast, with five discovered on Ocean Shores beaches alone this month and at least 13 found statewide since March.
John Calambokidis, research biologist and founder of the Cascadia Research Collective, said the mounting deaths have crossed a troubling threshold.
“It is heartbreaking. I used to say in recent years, you know, these deaths are worrisome, but they’re not yet alarming. Well, now they are alarming. They clearly got our attention,” Calambokidis said.
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