Climate change is causing gray whales to migrate into San Francisco Bay, leading to a high mortality rate among the whales.

Of gray whales that enter San Francisco Bay, nearly 18% die there, scientists find Gray whales migrate from Arctic waters full of food to the lagoons of Baja Mexico—but as the climate crisis gathers pace, they have been sighted foraging in unexpected places. Recently, some have begun to explore the dangerously busy waters of San Francisco Bay. Scientists at the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences investigating an unexpectedly high death toll among gray whales have found that almost 20% of individuals seen entering the Bay died there, in large part […] https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/13/of-gray-whales-that-enter-san-francisco-bay-nearly-18-die-there-scientists-find/

Climate change is pushing migrating gray whales into San Francisco Bay, with deadly results. At least 18% of whales identified in the bay since 2018 have died, many from ship strikes. As Arctic food sources collapse, these 15-meter mammals are entering risky urban waters in search of food. David Brown reports for #Mongabay. https://mongabay.cc/gqzLUH #News #Whales