A ‘catastrophic’ number of gray whales have washed up on Pacific beaches this year

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Climate change has altered the food chain and habitats of these gentle giants, with scientists seeing efforts to adapt.
San Francisco, United States. 23rd Apr, 2026. Beachgoers stop to look at a dead California gray whale that washed ashore at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on April 23, 2026. The marine mammal's beaching drew crowds of onlookers to the shoreline as waves con
Beachgoers stop to look at a dead gray whale that washed ashore at Ocean Beach in San Francisco in April.Karl Mondo / Sipa USA via Alamy file

Gray whales are experiencing a “catastrophic” die-off as their food supply in the Arctic dwindles, according to experts who say this year’s stranding deaths are already on pace to be among the worst on record.

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