Willapa River (Washington) – On Saturday, it was confirmed that a juvenile gray whale who swam up the Willapa River had died. The Cascadia Research Collective informed the public on the evening of April 4, writing:
We are saddened to confirm that the whale seen in the Willapa River over the past few days is deceased.
We are working with local partners to evaluate the safety of the location to conduct an examination.
We ask the public to please stay away from the whale.
Two days prior to the whale’s passing, the organization said that the whale appeared to be thin, but there were no apparent injuries, and it appeared to be behaving normally. Saying, “We are giving the whale time and space to leave the river on its own, but plans are being made with our partners at NOAA and WDFW if intervention is needed in the coming days.”
Experts had hoped the whale would turn around and leave the river, but those hopes were crushed when the body was found in the river near Raymond on Saturday. Six gray whales have died so far this year in Washington.
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I agree with Deepak Reduce human population and place better controls on wildlife habitat… its so sad what this world is becoming
another sad day when the government is making it impossible for some of the most incredible species on this planet are being overlooked and ignored If we can fly around the moon why can’t we make it safe for all the large species who are being destroyed by human ignorance
Better yet, if we can make it to the moon, start sending the humans to live there, since they have no respect for the amazing animals on earth and all they do is try their best to destroy them.
Human arrogance > encroaching on and decimating wildlife habitats AND … SEABED MINING!!! What will the hubris of man destroy NEXT???
So sad. Bless that whale. Innocent animals face a challenging existence because of man.
Whales and wildlife are STRARVING because of human DEVILS OVERPOPULATION who have taken over and depleted their food sources. CONTOL & REDUCE the EVER GROWING human overpopulation