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Third Gray Whale Washes Ashore in Oregon Amid Food Crisis

4/15/2026

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A 40-foot gray whale washed ashore at Seaside Beach, Oregon, Tuesday.
The Seaside Aquarium plans to conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death.
It was the third such incident in recent weeks.
Jim Rice of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network says Arctic changes may be reducing the whales’ food supply and driving strandings.
More than a dozen whales have stranded along the Oregon and Washington coasts.

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A 40-foot gray whale washed ashore at Seaside Beach, Oregon, Tuesday.
The Seaside Aquarium plans to conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death.
It was the third such incident in recent weeks.
Jim Rice of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network says Arctic changes may be reducing the whales’ food supply and driving strandings.
More than a dozen whales have stranded along the Oregon and Washington coasts.