Starving Gray Whale Ventures Up River

0:00A young gray whale made headlines by swimming 20 miles up Washington States, Willapa River, but it turned up dead on Saturday near Raymond. Marine experts think hunger pushed this juvenile into unfamiliar waters during its spring migration from Mexico's Baja California to Alaska's feeding grounds. The whale looked thin, but acted normal with no clear injuries, so researchers from Cascadia Research gave it space the head back out on its own. By Friday though, it had pushed even farther upriver into shallow spots. Boats couldn't reach. Locals were stunned watching it cruise through, but this points to a bigger crisis hitting Eastern Pacific Grey Whales since 2019 food. Shortages in Arctic waters off Alaska leaving many looking starved and weak. Experts like John Calambo-Kaitas say, migrations the toughest stretch without eating, sparking desperate hunts for new grub. No attract 690 strandings from late 2018 to late 2023, blaming ecosystem shifts, malnutrition,

1:03and higher. Death rates. Teams plants in a cropsy the whale soon for clues, underscoring how these giants are struggling amid changing seasworth, keeping eyes on as they fight, to rebound. At Raps of Vancouver News today, brought to you with AI.