Gray whales travel from the Arctic to Mexico each year. And they're not finding enough to eat, scientists say.

The most recent data from NOAA shows a major decline in gray whale populations compared to a year ago. Here's what to know.

This year’s whale deaths are outpacing the high numbers seen during the unusual mortality event from 2019 to 2023.

Experts say the whales that migrate 12,000 miles annually appear to be struggling to recover from an unusual mortality event ...

Unusually high mortality for gray whales along the coast has researchers concerned for the recovering species.

An alarming new federal report released Wednesday indicates that the number of gray whales in the Pacific Ocean has dropped ...

A body of a gray whale found on a San Francisco Bay Area beach marks the 18th death of 2025 for the marine mammals in the ...

Gray whales are visible just twice a year in California as they migrate from the southern tip of the West Coast up toward Alaska and back again. They delight residents as they appear briefly in ...

Gray whales have been veering off their normal routes along the West Coast and swimming under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay in unprecedented numbers. Using thousands of photographs ...

Necropsy response efforts to figure out what is going on has been “challenging.” Six gray whales have died in the San Francisco Bay area in just the past week alone, bringing the total number ...

Wildlife experts are searching for answers to explain why a gray whale mysteriously washed ashore in Malibu, California shortly before its death. The gray whale was discovered beached Saturday on ...

Five gray whales have died in the greater Bay Area over the past week, bringing the region's 2025 whale death toll to 14, officials announced Wednesday. The California Academy of Sciences and The ...