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A dead minke whale washed up along the Ventura County coast last week, but the tides kept a team from examining the young female until Saturday. The whale, initially reported on Tuesday, was found ...
Minke whales, considered the smallest of the great, or baleen, whale family, can grow to more than 26 feet long and weigh as much as 14,000 pounds, according to NOAA.
Two whales were found dead along the Jersey Shore about 24 hours apart, officials said. A dead minke whale was found off the coast of Sandy Hook in the Raritan and Lower bays on Thursday, Oct. 3 ...
PLYMOUTH — A dead minke whale washed ashore in Plymouth over the weekend, marking the second such incident on the South Shore in the past five weeks. The nonprofit organization Whale and Dolphin ...
Another dead minke whale, estimated to be 16- to 18-feet long, was floating Thursday near the Raritan Bay and the Lower New York Bay, the stranding center said. It was seen again Friday morning.
A dead minke whale was found floating in the lower Raritan Bay on Thursday by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to stranding center staff. The whale, estimated between 16 and 18 feet long, ...
PLYMOUTH — A dead minke whale washed ashore in Plymouth over the weekend, marking the second such incident on the South Shore in the past five weeks. The nonprofit organization Whale and Dolphin ...
A dead minke whale was found washed up on a beach in Hull on Wednesday, officials said. The 20-foot female was placed on a truck and taken to a local landfill, ...
This year’s whale deaths are outpacing the high numbers seen during the unusual mortality event from 2019 to 2023.
A dead minke whale has washed up at Portstewart Strand in County Londonderry. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) said it happened on Sunday evening.