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SAN FRANCISCO — Marine experts say two dead grey whales were found in the San Francisco Bay this week and that one of them died from severe malnutrition.
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2 dead grey whales wash ashore in San Francisco BayBack to video
A team conducted necropsies on the 1-year-old, 23-foot (7-meter)-long female whales Tuesday at Angel Island State Park.
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The centre says the number of grey whales entering the San Francisco Bay this year has been “abnormally high.” It says the animals are also staying much longer.
Grey whales are making their annual northward migration from Mexico to Alaska.
Padraig Duignan, the centre’s chief research pathologist, says it’s likely the malnourished whale didn’t have enough reserves built up to survive her journey north.
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