The whale carcass was first seen floating near Alcatraz Island on March 29 and washed ashore on Black Sands Beach the following afternoon. Biologists determined that the dead whale was underweight.

Apr. 3—The Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center is probing the death of a female gray whale that washed up on Black Sands Beach in the Marin Headlands. The decomposing 36-foot whale carcass was ...

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal's death. The carcass ...

City staff removed the carcass from the beach and took it to the Miramar Landfill. Lifeguards told ABC 10News the whale was discovered slightly before 7 a.m. Wednesday, near tower 33 in La Jolla ...

Malnutrition, killer whale predation, entanglement and vessel strikes were documented as the main causes of death, researchers said. In 2023, gray whale numbers began to rebound to as many as 21,000.

SAN DIEGO, California (KGTV) — A 55-foot-long whale carcass washed up on the beach in La Jolla Shores overnight Wednesday, according to the City of San Diego and NOAA.

SAN DIEGO, California (KGTV) — A 55-foot-long whale carcass washed up on the beach in La Jolla Shores overnight Wednesday, according to the City of San Diego and NOAA.