Seven gray whale deaths in just weeks, and a whale still alive in Puget Sound, are pointing to a deeper crisis unfolding in the Arctic.
SEATTLE — In the waters near La Conner, one gray whale is still alive.
Spotted in the Swinomish Channel, far from where most gray whales are expected to be, the animal has drawn concern from scientists tracking a troubling trend across Washington.
“That one is still alive,” said John Calambokidis, a marine biologist with the Cascadia Research Collective. But what it represents may be more urgent than reassuring.
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